This work had been so quickly done, that Pencroft, Gideon Spilett, and Herbert found time to make an expedition to Port Balloon, The sailor was very anxious to know if the little creek in which the "Bonadventure" was moored, had been visited by the convicts.
Bármilyen gyorsan végeztek ezzel a munkával, Pencroff, Gedeon Spilett és Harbert ezalatt arra is tudott időt szakítani, hogy kiruccanjanak a Léggömb-kikötőbe.