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“Up at 7.30. A fine morning with good breeze we are doing 8 and a half to 9 and a half knots an hour. Sighted two fresh vessels and spoke one. It was the ‘Oriana’ from Calcutta to London & she will no doubt report us on arrival there. In yesterdays news I forget to […]
“Up for a bath. Did not do much all day as I felt rather tired from last night’s exertions. In the afternoon I had a sleep in the hammock for 2 hours & was woke up by the men washing the deck down for Sunday. A few songs after tea and bed at 11. Only […]
“Up at 7 & find our companion still in the neighbourhood (about 4 miles off) & during the day 2 more were sighted so that we have plenty of company. Arthur has been making a net all day to catch his fish in but I’m afraid he will not land much in them it. In […]
“Up at 5.30 for a cold bath which was OK. Plenty of fishing but no fish. Spoke the vessel we sighted on Tuesday & with the following results. She is the ‘Roxburgshire’ of Glasgow 929 tons (flag No. for the same is PLDF) from Cardiff (BDWL) for Zanzibar (BKQR) 22 days out (WBN). We signalled […]
“Up at 7. We have now picked up with the trade winds at last & although they are not very strong as yet still we are moving. Today we sighted a large sailing vessel but were not near enough to signal her. We are all getting very lazy through the hot weather & scarcely care […]
“Arthur was up at 6 to begin fishing early but after 9 hours of it he gave it up as a bad job, thinking he was either a bad hand at it or that the fish were precious artful. It has been awfully hot all day again today & scarcely any wind. For breakfast we […]
“Another fine day but we are not making much headway as the wind is contrary. Made a raid on a small nest of cockers & demolished the lot. We are saving some to send to England as they are fine specimens about one and a half to 2 inches long. More fishing & more luck, […]
“Up at 7 not feeling very bright having an old friend in to see me – the headache but feel better this evening” Extract from A.Whelen’s travel journal aboard the Hesperides sailing from England to Australia in 1878
“Up at 7.30. Arthur went out fishing for the day & caught nothing. The sun is getting very hot & it is now as hot as on any day we had during the summer. I have left off my coat & collar & if it continues to get much hotter I shall go about in […]
“During the night a squall came on & made us ship a little lot of water which wetted some of the sailors & I heard some of them offering up their prayers as it seemed to me. Now the wind is down again & we are only making very little progress. We are all getting […]
