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The 14th of April was like its predecessor in every respect, 

 but the 15th brought us calmer waters and a view of Crete, 

 an island rich in picturesque charms. We passed close along 

 its coast, admiring its high mountains and the snow-clad Ida. 

 On the 16th we beheld Cape Matapan, with the hills of 

 Greece, and saw Zante in the afternoon. We shaped our 

 course between this island, decked in its full garb of spring, 

 and the mainland of Greece, to the mountainous island of 

 Cephalonia, and passing, in splendid moonlight, through the 

 famous straits of Ithaca, the home of Ulysses, saw the rock of 

 Sappho and all the high mountains dedicated to the gods of 

 the old Greek mythology. 



Early on the 17th the ' Miramar ' put into the harbour of 

 Corfu. There coal had to be taken in, so we employed the 

 time in making an excursion to the Bay of Ipsa ; and after a 

 short stay returned to the vessel and continued our journey. 



On the 18th we awoke at Punta d'Ostro, and as most of 

 my fellow travellers had never seen the Bocchi di Cattaro, 

 the l Miramar ' steamed in between the high grey cliffs to the 

 melancholy, but splendidly situated little town of Cattaro. 

 In the afternoon we reached Lacroma, and at once landed on 

 my small though enchantingly beautiful island. All was 

 green and flowery, and for the last time we enjoyed the true 

 air of the South and the warm sunshine of a perfect spring- 

 day. We afterwards passed the night on board the ' Miramar,' 

 in the harbour of Gravosa. 



The 19th brought us a rough sea, a dull gloomy sky, 

 showers of rain, and a piercingly cold wind, so that the usually 

 lovely passage through the Dalmatian islands afforded us but 

 little enjoyment. The evening and the night were spent at 

 Zara. 



.On the 20th we left the Dalmatian capital at a very early 

 hour, and when we got to Triest in the afternoon it was 

 raining hard and the sky was heavily overcast. There we 



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