However, I found that being between two great currents—viz. that on the south side, which had hurried me away, and that on the north, which lay about a league on the other side; I say, between these two, in the wake of the island, I found the water at least still, and running no way; and having still a breeze of wind fair for me, I kept on steering directly for the island, though not making such fresh way as I did before.
Nondimeno, trovandomi tra due correnti, quella di mezzogiorno che m’avea trascinato, e quella di tramontana che giaceva ad una lega circa dall’altra banda, trovai almeno fra esse un’acqua tranquilla e che non m’opponea resistenza; onde favorendomi tuttavia il vento, potei co’ remi governare direttamente verso l’isola, benchè non facendo tanto cammino come per lo innanzi.