How did Gulliver land on the beaches of the strange new land?

In Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift, Gulliver begins his story with a little about his background. He was the middle boy of five sons and was taken in as an apprentice to a London surgeon. With money Gulliver received from his father during his apprenticeship, he studied navigation. The surgeon he apprenticed for introduced him to Captain Pannel, who allowed Gulliver to accompany his crew on voyages. Eventually, Gulliver married and gained an offer to journey on the Antelope to the South Sea.
On this journey, the ship was overtaken by a storm and driven into rocks. Gulliver swam to the nearest shore. There, he found no houses or inhabitants. Feeling exhausted, he opted to stop for the night and sleep in a patch of grass. When he woke up, he found his legs and arms tied to the land. He saw tiny creatures measuring about half a foot in height. Dozens of others surrounded him. This kicked off his adventures in the land of Lilliput. It was on Lilliput that his adventures with the tiny Lilliputians began.