Southeastern Sea

Head to the southeastern map quadrant when you're ready to go and make your way to the Goron Island, in the southwestern section of that map. If you want to check out the uncharted islands first, here they are:

Uncharted Isles

Harrow Island

Get back in your ship and take off to the northeast. If you spot the small triangle in the sea consisting of three small rocks, head there to find Harrow Island. This is a mini-game island where you can pay for the privelege of digging up dirt! You get to pick up ten treasures from the island, which range from stuff like treasure maps and 100-piece rupees to Rupoors, which actually drain rupees from your wallet. Generally playing this game is a money-losing proposition, but the appearance of treasure maps will probably be worth spending the money if you have a little excess.

Hidden DS Island

Head to the southern side of this map section and proceed to the east. You'll eventually spot a large rock island near the border. Head to it and dock, but watch out for pirates. The island itself is shaped like a huge DS. Eventually it will host something called the Goron Game, but for now, all you can really do is clear a bunch of rocks and dig up the marked locations. This will probably net you a few hundred Rupees, though. If you fall into the northern arena and defeat the two Cyclopes, you can find a Courage Gem in a chest.

Goron Island

Before you reach Goron Island, you'll be whirled up into a vortex and forced to fight another sea monster. This guy can fly, and will shoot a large amount of projectiles at you. Just keep firing, though; if you hit the projectiles, you'll earn more hearts and cash, and hitting the creature's body will eventually kill it. The fight will be difficult if you enter it with only one or two hearts, though. If you wind up getting a game over, try entering the southeastern map quadrant from the southeastern section of the western map; that'll give you a beeline to run towards the island and reduce the chance that you'll have to hit pirates or other unsavory enemies.

When the sea monster is dead, you'll land on Goron Island. Start making your way through the areas in front of you, talking to all of the Gorons that you; you'll need to speak to every single one of them if you want to proceed past this island. Eventually you'll see a sign indicating that you should shout at the Goron across the way. Ignore that for now and keep wending your way to the north. Eventually you'll see a Goron that asks you to kill some electrojellies on the upper plateau nearby. Dig out the airjet and ride it up to the platform, then shoot the jellies with your bow. Killing them all will net you a Treasure Map.

With that done, head back to the sign and yell into the microphone on your DS. There's no other way around this puzzle; you have to yell at the Goron across the way, and he'll extend the bridge for you. Hope you're not playing on the bus. Anyway, yell at him, then talk to every Goron you can find here (including the one guarding the pass on the eastern side of the island) before heading to the chieftan's hut.

To The Chief!

When you arrive, he'll charge you 20 rupees and force you to take a quiz. The questions are randomized, at least in the order that they're given. Here are the ones that we've noticed.

Q: The Goron at this spot! What is he staring at? A: Ship
Q: How many Gorons live on this island? A: 14
Q: How many homes are there on the island? A: 6
Q: What color were the odd creatures on the cliff? A: Yellow
Q: How many Rupees have you won so far? A: Depends on when it's asked. For each question you answer correctly, you receive 1, 5, 20, 20, and 100 Rupees for the first five. Add them up to get the answer.
Q: How many Goron Children live on this island? A: 6
Q: How many Gorons are outside right now? A: 7
Q: How many Gorons are in their homes right now? A: 7
Q: What is on this spot? A: Chest
Q: Of those Gorons outside, how many are adults? A: 4

When you get past the Chief's questions, he'll take back all the cash he's given you and give you a Wisdom Gem. He'll tell you to follow his son, Gongoron, to the temple.

To The Temple!

Unfortunately, Gongoron is something of a brat and will run away from you. Walk off to the western side of the island until you find him up on a cliff. When he runs off again, return to the eastern trail and he'll be there, but he'll quickly head off for the temple itself.

The northern maze here isn't too complicated; just explore it thoroughly, and you should be able to find a 100-piece rupee, as well as a switch that'll drop some nearby spikes. The maze seems to deadend after finding those items, but on the northern side, there is a hidden weak spot that you can blast. If you noticed, there was a weak spot in one corridor that was just below a large smudge on the ground. If you find another one of those smudges a bit to the west, you can blast the ground below it to open up a new passage. The chest with the spikes near it contains a Power Gem.

There'll be a wind-based monster standing between you and the Temple. Throw a couple of bombs at it to kill it off, then head up the steps, extend the bridge here to prevent you from having to wind around the entire island again, then head into the temple.

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