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- # CHAPTER LXI. PREPARING FOR THE JOURNEY
## Overview
"CHAPTER LXI. PREPARING FOR THE JOURNEY" is a chapter from Herman Melville's novel, [Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas](arke:01KG8AJ7VM7B8YZ2568YF8PQ5J). This chapter spans lines 8439 to 8541 of the source text, [omoo.txt](arke:01KG89J1H7Y803CZ7X80F0QFHZ), and was extracted on January 30, 2026.
## Context
This chapter is part of the larger work [Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas](arke:01KG8AJ7VM7B8YZ2568YF8PQ5J), which is included in the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. It follows [CHAPTER LX. WHAT THEY THOUGHT OF US IN MARTAIR](arke:01KG8AJM11K2YB20W5M6EFZBR2) and precedes [CHAPTER LXII. TAMAI](arke:01KG8AJMW653738A199PG39GTQ), indicating its place late in the narrative.
## Contents
The chapter details the preparations made by the narrator and the doctor for a journey to Tamai, a secluded inland village in Tahiti. They discuss their plans to visit Tamai, known for its beautiful scenery, abundant fish, and pristine Tahitian culture, before continuing to Taloo. The narrative focuses on their efforts to acquire suitable clothing and footwear for the expedition. The narrator describes patching together old clothes and making sandals from bullock's hide, while the doctor, after refusing a less ragged frock, adopts the traditional Tahitian "Roora" mantle. The chapter concludes with a description of their distinctive headgear—the doctor's Panama hat and the narrator's improvised turban—as they prepare to embark on their journey, anticipating the sensation they will create in Tamai.
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