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“Been going along fine style all night about 10 knots an hour, but it is getting much colder as we are now in Lat 40. We are shipping a lot of seas to-day as the wind has shifted behind us & we roll so much then. There are a lot of birds about of different […]
“Up at 7.30. Have had a very bad night’s rest as it was so rough. Every now & again a wave came & knocked at our door & sometimes even went right over the house. The 3rd mate came to have a smoke with us at about 2.30am & told us one of the men […]
“A grand sea on today; one moment we are in a valley & the next on a mountain. It is also considerably colder now. Our friend was quite near us this morning & we found by looking through the glass that she had got a lot of horses on board. Yesterday afternoon Ada had a […]
“Up at 7.45. Joey says the curtains are a great addition to comfort but I feel quite warm enough with only my scotch plaid on (sheets getting dirty so soon) & besides I like plenty of fresh air of which there is not an over abundance in our small crib. The thermometer is down to […]
“Not a very comfortable night again as they are shifting the sails continually in order to catch what wind there is. During the day the wind was very contrary. A great event on board today. Sonit has had 3 kittens (2 of which have since died). Joey finds it so cold in the night that […]
“Up at 6. It is raining hard & it is anything but pleasant out. We have been doing about 11 knots an hour all night which is very good work. At 12 a calm came on for the remainder of the day. We did scarcely anything. We are now in Lat 32 & Long 25 […]
“Joey woke up at 6 & found himself in darkness having been boarded up during the night by the 3rd mate who is always serving up some trick or another. Breakfast at 8; we are getting along fine style today. 9 knots an hour. Passed a vessel this afternoon – one of our old friends […]
“Up at 7.30. Joey has been busy the last 2 days making a box for his tobacco. You not think me idle all this time as I find plenty pf pleasant occupation with my stamps. Rice for dinner to-day; this the sailors call “strike me blind” but why I cannot inform you. Saw the pigs […]
“Seven weeks on board today & not there yet. It seems as if we had only been out 2 / 3. Time flies here & the days are like so many hours. If we continue this pace we shall be in Melbourne by Xmas so they say, making up for lost time. Sighted the ‘Chasca’ […]
“Up at 7. Fair wind all day which has taken us out of sight of all vessels. Nothing of note today.” Extract from A.Whelen’s travel ournal aboard the Hesperides sailing from England to Australia in 1878
