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want the any interference but certainly
when you are kept on board for no reason
except that it is no person's business to
find out how long it would take to
unlade the ship. Out here the coolies
will not work in the rain. So a lot of
cargo that should have be[en] embarked
at Yokohama was brought on here
and it was 12 at night before we sailed.
A day on board with a lot of disappointed
passengers is a lost day on a journey
25 around the world. Passing through
the inland sea is very pretty much
like the Muskoka and Georgian Bay
region. The islands are wooded and
seem like the Lanterns at Nara
without end & cannot be numbered.
We saw the fortifications & some
Russian, English and Japanese war
ships lying at anchor. Many of these
islands are inhabited by a half farming
half fishing population & the waters
are studded with trading junks &
fishing boats with their yellow
sails. Thery are so pretty. The fish
enjoy a great reputation with gourmets.