( 090 ) July 21st, 1839. Sunday.
Enjoyed Holy Communion in community with Drescher(109), Bauer(110), Kleinschmidt and Teichelmann.

July 22nd, 1839.
The natives attribute the hoarfrost to the stars, e.g. B. the Tinninyara [Constellation: Orion], Wilutti [Season of the year].

July 23rd, 1839.
Today at 9 o'clock Mr. Moorhouse and I had planned to leave for Encounter Bay or Wirramu, but an unexpected death that occurred during the night with Midlaitya, who had been ill for a long time, delayed the departure, in that Wauwitpinna, who had promised to accompany us, now refused and only after much persuasion could he be won over. In addition to him, we took a boy with us because Wauwitpinna didn't want to go alone. The aforementioned sudden death had also delayed me somewhat in my armor for the journey, so that Moorhouse became so impatient that he irritated me. We left Adelaide at 12pm; I was loaded with almost 30 pounds [15 Kilograms] of meat, Wauwitpinna with almost as much bread, the boy with 10 - 12 pounds [5 - 6 kilograms] of flour and Moorhouse with tea, sugar and rice, about 10 pounds [5 kilograms]. With this burden we hiked 16 miles, namely to the Morphett Vale(111).

July 24th, 1839.
After walking about 4 miles we came to the surveyors at Ngankiparringa, where we were very kindly received by Mr. MacLaren. Since he was in the process of moving to Kanyanyapilla, we put our ( 091 ) bundles on his cart, which took them 7 miles further, as the named place is so far from the old place. That same day we were to be taken from Kanyanyapilla to Willunga, where the governor had his tents, but since the ship that was to be brought to him was not ready until the evening, the people refused to take it there, pretending that they would not be able to find it in the dark because they did not know the way. We were allowed to sleep in a tent, but the cold soon made me look for the fire, whose beneficial warmth I had experienced the night before.

July 25th, 1839.
Shortly after daybreak, with our luggage on horseback, we set out for Willunga, which we would hardly have found had the natives not spotted the smoke of the fire in the distance. The governor was away at the moment, but a good breakfast made up for the detour. From here to Mount Terrible(112) we followed, without a path, the direction of our natives, whose knowledge of the land, water, worms, and the like, we could not help but admire. We were determined to reach Encounter Bay today, but rain, night, exhaustion and, above all, bad [sore] feet forced us to stop 6 miles on the Murta River(113) on this side of Encounter Bay. We were quite comfortable under a thick tree and by a mighty fire that dried and warmed us at the same time.