The Bounty crews' pace of work had…

April 1789 CE

The Bounty crews' pace of work had increased from February onward; more than one thousand breadfruit plants have been potted and carried into the ship, where they fill the great cabin.

The ship is overhauled for the long homeward voyage, in many cases by men who regret the forthcoming departure and loss of their easy life with the Tahitians.

Bligh is impatient to be away, but as Richard Hough observes in his account, he "failed to anticipate how his company would react to the severity and austerity of life at sea ... after five dissolute, hedonistic months at Tahiti". (Hough, Richard (1972). Captain Bligh and Mr Christian: The Men and the Mutiny. London: Hutchinsons.)

The work is done by April 1, 1789, and four days later, after an affectionate farewell from Tynah and his queen, Bounty leaves the harbor.

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Mahina Tahiti Island French Polynesia View →

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