Aen. 3.506Prōvehimur pelagō vīcīna Ceraunia iūxtā,
unde iter Ītaliam cursusque brevissimus undīs.We sail on over the sea, close by the neighbouring Ceraunian cliffs, from where lies the way to Italy and the shortest passage over the waves. Aen. 3.508Sōl ruit intereā et montēs umbrantur opācī;Meanwhile the sun sets and the mountains grow dark with shadow; Aen. 3.509sternimur optātae gremiō tellūris ad undam,
510sortītī remōs, passimque in lītore siccō
corpora cūrāmus;we stretch ourselves on the lap of the longed-for land by the water, having drawn lots for the oars, and here and there on the dry shore we refresh our bodies; Aen. 3.511fessōs sopor inrigat artūs.sleep floods our weary limbs. Aen. 3.512Necdum orbem medium Nox hōrīs ācta subībat:
haud segnis strātō surgit Palinūrus et omnīs
explōrat ventōs, atque auribus āera captat;Not yet was Night, driven by the Hours, reaching the middle of her circuit: Palinurus, not idle, rises from his bed and examines all the winds and catches the breezes with his ears; Aen. 3.515sīdera cūncta notat tacitō lābentia caelō,
Arctūrum pluviāsque Hyadas geminōsque Triōnēs,
armātumque aurō circumspicit Orīōna.he notes all the stars gliding in the silent sky, Arcturus and the rainy Hyades and the twin Bears, and looks round at Orion armed with gold.
Aen. 3.518Postquam cūncta videt caelō cōnstāre serēnō,
dat clārum ē puppī signum;When he sees that all is settled in the clear sky, he gives a loud signal from the stern; Aen. 3.519nōs castra movēmus,
520temptāmusque viam et vēlōrum pandimus alās.we break camp, try the way, and spread the wings of our sails.