“Is a beach not a central location on an island?”
Yes, but the reception of the message is the next step. By what screaming stretch of the imagination would he think that his message would be received, IF he could EVER have made them understand it?
The whole history of the place, the advice of the people who were familiar with the place, witnessed to the fact they would not accept his message, even if they understood it, which they obviously COULD not.
They probably thought he was after their women.
Perish that thought
These aboriginal negroid island folks are not the worlds prettiest