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15 Aug - 11:52 a.m. Inger has
left our house for Tah. On board
Rasmussen Peter Corner Hove
Hendric. Cloudy. Light S.E.
breeze.
Lunch at hmr 7½ = 45½° 7.
our three boat on deck
All went well till 2:35 p. & then the
engine stopped. While Hendrix was
working over it, K.R. & Peter hoisted
the sails - We were off Saunders Is. Water
very open a half hour or so I
work put the engine in order
again, sails were lowered
we went on under power
3 p.m. off Mount Granville Bay
temp 38° cloudy. Considerable ice
befor Granville Bay & Booth Sound
there was much ice on bergs big
& little, pans & bits. Interest
ing to watch them thread bay
two. Now '½, now full speed