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Sunday 2nd [underlined]
of us, the Skipper took the dinghy & 2 blackboys
over to her, as he knew the Skipper of the "Wai hoi"
someone rejoicing in the name Mug - & wanted him to
tow us around the spit. Being pressed for time Mug
beg to be excused, but we got a pair of paddles
from him, to replace those lost out of the dinghy, &
some tins of butter & jam - we having run out of them.
Anchored soon afterwards (3p.m.) off the end of Quoin Is.
for tho' the wind had freshened, the tide was against us.
Spent the afternoon reading, as we had got some paper
from the "Wai hoi". Anchor was weighed soon
after tea & we felt our way down Queen's Channel by
the lead line. The tide however, carried us out too
far past the end of the spit & it was some time B4
water shallow enough to anchor in could be found.
Anchored about 9p.m. for the night. Very heavy dew again.
Monday 3rd [underlined] As soon as there was light enough, our
Skipper took some bearings, tho' we couldn't see any land,
& sail was hoisted before sunrise. Kept in past Clump Id.
with a fair breeze, but as the tide from the Fitzmaurice
River was against us, we anchored, when the awning
was rigged up, decks washed, bedding dried etc. etc.
This was @ 9.15a.m. & the sun had got very powerful.

Sunday 2nd [underlined]
of us, the Skipper took the dinghy & 2 blackboys
over to her, as he knew the Skipper of the "Wai Hoi"
someone rejoicing in the name Mug - & wanted him to
tow us around the spit. Being pressed for time Mug
beg to be excused, but we got a pair of paddles
from him, to replace those lost out of the dinghy, &
some tins of butter & jam - we having run out of them.
Anchored soon afterwards (3p.m.) off the end of Quoin Is.
for tho' the wind had freshened, the tide was against us.
Spent the afternoon resting, as we had got some paper
from the "Wai Hoi". Anchor was weighed soon
after tea & we felt our way down Queen's Channel by
the lead line. The tide however, carried us out too
far past the end of the spit & it was some time B4
water shallow enough to anchor in could be found.
Anchored about 9p.m. for the night. Very heavy dew again.
Monday 3rd [underlined] As soon as there was light enough, our
Skipper took some bearings, tho' we couldn't see any land,
& sail was hoisted before sunrise. Kept in past Clump Is.
with a fair breeze, but as the tide from the Fitzmaurice
River was against us, we anchored, when the awning
was rigged up, decks washed, bedding dried etc. etc.
This was @ 9.15a.m. & the sun had got very powerful.