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Monday July 11-1910 On the Gulf.
At 4 A.M. the wind was high from the south-
east calling of too small of sea to venture out so, Mr,
Kennedy thought.
At 7.45 the wind had almost died out and we
started to sail down the Bay of Islands. For a time
it was a drift with the tide. Fully ten A.M. we had
a fine and gentle sea breeze.
At 12.30 we are opposite Point Pirin some ten
miles south of Bonvie Bay entrance. The day is
casting over and it may rain before night.
A little after two the wind stiffening of con-
siderably and with shows of rain. The water
soon gets rough and I for 'tis my hand to stay
there.
The night was abrad one out in the Gulf
and with some fog it became necessary to take
wall sail and we lay in the trough of the
sea from about midnight to nearly three
in the morning. These were terrible hours of
torment and Torah felt was sick, yes very sick
throughout the night.
At about 8 A.M. of the 12th Kennedy
said he was calling for Point Rich and