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plumb Stern, a large heavy bowsprit, which could be hauled in- 

 board, and a fore-mast which folded back down on deck. All her 

 rigging was entirely different from anything we had ever seen. It 

 was hard to believe she was afloat. Somehow or other she had 

 sailed over from France this spring. It must have taken months as 

 her rig was very small and her hull more like a barge than a boat. 

 Her crew were wonderfully picturesque. Most of them had very 

 heavy leather boots reaching to their knees and so studded with 

 nails that they walked with difficulty. 



The town was not nearly as tough as we had hoped for. There 

 were three cafes at which the sailors danced bare-footed with each 

 other in the evening. Johnny made a hit right off by playing first the 

 piano and then a violin. An old woman with a hair-lip ran one of 

 the cafes. Terry kissed her goodnight before leaving. They were all 

 just as nice as they could be and gave us a sort of stew for supper 

 which contained a good deal of unrecognizable matter. 



In the afternoon Bart, Woody, Oily, and myself took a long 

 hard walk inland. We had some tough climbing to do but it felt 

 good to use one's legs. From the hills we got an excellent view of 

 the town which consists mostly of old frame houses. Several larger 

 concrete buildings stand out. Among them a large walled prison in 

 the courtyard of which is now a tennis court. The colony was 

 originally a penal settlement. 



Position Nedring Cape ^ace 

 Sunday, July nth <( Weather Clouding over 



Wind Strong southeast 



WE found a cloudy morning when we woke up but got under 

 way immediately. Terry's friend in the "three master" blew 

 his fog horn to give us a send off. He had met Terry in Shelburne 

 last winter. Once we were outside the harbor, it was evident that 



