Field Notebook: Greenland 1987b
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We pass Cape Chidley about 7 P.M. The movement of the ship is a little too much for me after dining and I go to bed until evening when the sea is again smooth. Temperature at 7 P.M. is 33° F. Sep. 14 Tuesday Off Labrador. The sea was quite smooth during the night and I slept once. Had breakfast fast with the balance of the passengers. My fingers are dressed and look as well as can be expected. The day is a clear one and the sea quite smooth. Had a talk with Luit Peary this morning about Sam's wages. Originally I understood that I was to pay him wages forth time I had Sam ashore. But Luit Peary says that an extra man can