. Eight journeys abroad. k if theycould give me any letters anywhere. Wont you do it and givethem a list of our stoppings.^ I should have done it sooner. Your loving, M. D. R 427 EIGHT JOURNEYS ABROAD Am Bord, Augustc Victoria, February, 1903, 9 P. Father, We expect to get to Madeira to-morrow after a roughrainy trip. The first day was smooth and pleasant but sincethen the boat has been continually rolling in a heavy sidesea. I missed lunch on the second day but did not w^as pretty ill and kept in her cabin, but has been ondeck now for three days. We have well-placed seats a
. Eight journeys abroad. k if theycould give me any letters anywhere. Wont you do it and givethem a list of our stoppings.^ I should have done it sooner. Your loving, M. D. R 427 EIGHT JOURNEYS ABROAD Am Bord, Augustc Victoria, February, 1903, 9 P. Father, We expect to get to Madeira to-morrow after a roughrainy trip. The first day was smooth and pleasant but sincethen the boat has been continually rolling in a heavy sidesea. I missed lunch on the second day but did not w^as pretty ill and kept in her cabin, but has been ondeck now for three days. We have well-placed seats at tablenear the door. The food is greasy and covered with fancy sauces. The sleeping cabins are very stuflFy. Cliff. Auguste Victoria, Monday, February 9th, 1903 Just after Frank, As I want to enjoy the fresh air and sunshine I will beginmy letter out here on deck. We have had a horrible trip andafter I went down to my room on Tuesday night I never cameup again until Saturday at lunch time, and even since then. ■•\ S. S. AUGUSTE VICTORIA it has been almost constantly raining and blowing. Wednes-day morning we got into warm weather and it was uncom-fortably warm in the staterooms and other rooms and evenon deck. They have had to keep the sides wholly enclosed on account of the wind and rain. I find that all the people we 428 MADEIRA, SPAIN AND ALGIERS know are going to get oflP at Genoa, some to go to Sicily andothers to stay on the Riviera and to Rome. We are to arriveat Madeira. It is hard to realize we are off the coast of Africa. It is really cooler today than it has been at all and we hadfresh air in the stateroom for the first time. Of course theworst is now over and a young Mr. Curtis, a college friend ofCharley Sinnicksons, says that his experience is that it isdelightful sailing after Gibraltar, but I have made an applica-tion for a stateroom on the deck above where I can alwayshave an open window, for I seem to not be able to sleep downthere. To-day is l
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