Diaries of field trips, 1896, 1904, 1905, 1906
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August 14, 1904, Sunday (Continued) A wave would occasionally break over the wharf. In the late P. M. packed up a box of plants to send to Cambridge. August 15, 1904, Monday Cloudy all day. Spent the A. M. about the house hoping that Carele would come for Fernald to go up river but he did not appear, so we had an early dinner and Rupert drove us up to Trout Pond where we botanized most of the P. M. Walked back via back roads. In the evening took care if the plants. August 16, 1904, Tuesday Mostly clear. In the early A. M. we worked on the plants and then packed trunks. Started from Grande about 9:30 a.m. Riviere/ our baggage going by one team, and Rupert About noon we stopped at Cape Cove for dinner. driving the other one with us./ Later we started for Perce' where we arrived about 4.00 P. M. We tried four different places Before we found a single room at Mr. Trache's. After supper and unpacking a bit we walked up on one of the headlands near the house doing some botanizing. In the evening we walked about the village a little. August 17, 1904, Wednesday Foggy and rainy all day. After breakfast we worked awhile on the plants collected yesterday and then put on our waterproof clothes and botanized on the crags northwest of the house and about the waterfall in a ravine ( Le Coule') until noon. After a dinner of cod and jam we all took care of the specimens collected and then put on waterproof cmothes and walked to the cliffs and shore south of Perce' village.We collected along the shore to and around the lighthouse at White Cape.