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and as the harbour was inconvenient for wintering in, the majority were in favour of putting out to sea, to try whether they could get to Phoenix--a harbour on the coast of Crete facing north-east and south-east--to winter there.

But it was not long before a furious north-east wind, coming down from the mountains, burst upon us and carried the ship out of her course.