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too expensively. I had the pleasure of going to a barber shop and 

 sitting in a chair and the man actually did not ask me if I wanted 

 a hair-cut. Meanwhile the others had engaged room No. 412 in the 

 New Foundland Hotel up on the hill. It is very large and so new 

 that only two floors are in use. While all hands were having a bath 

 and drinking beer in the room I scouted around trying to find Mr. 

 Davies, the Biological Board man. But either because of the Garden 

 Party then in session, or because he w^as out of town I was unable 

 to find him even at ten o'clock when I made my sixth visit to his 

 house. 



We had supper in a very large new dining room with music play- 

 ing. The food was inexpensive and by having everything we man- 

 aged to get enough. The other people having supper were strange 

 looking enough, but I wonder what they thought of us. 



After supper we looked over the shipping in the harbor. There 

 were about a dozen schooners, half a dozen sealing ships and many 

 small boats. Terry found a Hudson Bay Co. schooner and made 

 friends with the engineer. 



We were all glad to clear out at 10 and to be on our way. During 

 the night we had a light following wind with more or less fog. 



Position Off Cape Bonavista 

 Thursday, July i^th <( Weather Cloudy 



Wind None at all 



A LL morning the current seemed to hold us back badly. Two little 

 xjL schooners way in shore seemed to be making better time of it. 

 We had only a light following breeze. It was cloudy but good visi- 

 bility. Three or four good sized bergs were passed during the morn- 

 ing. By lunch time nine were in sight. After lunch the engine was 

 started and we worked up to Cape Bonavista in a flat calm. The 

 sun came out and we had a good look at a berg for the first time 



