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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.