| JUNE 1898 | |||
| Saturday, 11th | Hove out of dock at 2.15 this morning and towed to Tuskar. All day spent in getting things “Ship shape”. | ||
| ⚪ | Sunday, 12th | Tug left us at 8 a.m. and sent boy aboard for letters. Started getting sail on. Wish I had stayed at home! now. | |
| Monday, 13th | Picked watches, I being in the Second Mate's. Hauling yards all over the place. Getting everything lashed. Stale! | ||
| Tuesday, 14th | Going to start teakwood today. Scrubbing all day. I wish the duice I hadn't come. | ||
| Wednesday, 15th | Spoke the ‘Sir Henry Lorrence’ homeward bound. Scrubbing. | ||
| Thursday, 16th | Cleaning up everything. | ||
| Friday, 17th | Grand breeze. Square yards. | ||
| Saturday, 18th Lat 43°12’N Long 16°3’W |
Grand weather. All hands are very decent except the Bosun, who is a very low character, and a terrible bum. | ||
| Sunday, 19th | Still a splendid fair wind, and sailing well. Beautiful day. | ||
| Monday, 20th | Splendid breeze going along well. Boxing forid in the evening. | ||
| Tuesday, 21st | All the time square yards. Fine day. All the same it is blooming stale compared with home. I think I was an ass to come this voyage, and trust it won't be long. Today we had fresh meat, and we had to throw it overboard, it was so mouldy. | ||
| Wednesday, 22nd | All hands aloft. Friging about from one job to another. | ||
| Thursday, 23rd | All the way down we have had a splendid fair wind. Square yards the whole time. All the same it is pretty stale. I feel this passage much worse than any of the others. The novelty has worn off now, I suppose. | ||
| Friday, 24th | Trades not so strong today, but going along well. Working aloft. | ||
| Saturday, 25th Lat 26°46’N Long 55°17’W |
Getting new life-boat sorted up, painted and cleaned. Terribly hot, but that is to be expected down here. Can't get home out of my head at all. | ||
| Sunday, 26th | Terribly hot today. Slung hammock on Fo'c'stle head and basked all day. Caught fair sized dolphin by the stemline. | ||
| Monday, 27th | Our food is getting reduced. Nothing for breakfast now. Fitting out life-boat. Have made up my mind that this is going to be my last voyage in Sailing Ship. | ||
| Tuesday, 28th | Stoning planks under life-boats, and painting new boat. | ||
| ⚪ | Wednesday, 29th | Right abreast Gape Verde Islands, which are about 50 miles on the Port beam. Captain Scott was speaking to me for about an hour while I was at the wheel today. We seem to be getting on better now. Mrs. Scott also condescended to say “Good morning”, the first time for about a year. Washing out Starboard life-boat with costic soda. | |
| Thursday, 30th | Still good wind. This afternoon we sighted a ship away ahead just on the horizon. We must have gained on her, but at length she disappeared. | ||
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