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was a lovely, clear northwest day but this did not comfort us much 

 as it was too cold to sit on deck and we were wasting away the 

 whole day getting nowhere. I lit a fire aft but the boat rolled so it 

 was uncomfortable reading. 



Towards four o'clock the wind let up and as only a smooth, even 

 swell remained we decided to try a sounding. We ran out the whole 

 wire and got no bottom. Evidently our drift during the last 24 

 hours was considerable. We took some water temperatures and were 

 surprised to find them so high. At 300 meters the water was still 

 about plus 2°C. Evidently we were outside the Labrador current. 



All in all, the day was a very hard one and I was surprised to find 

 how well all hands took it. Cold and wet, without much sleep or 

 good food (Jack could hardly cook) they all took it as a matter of 

 course, and stayed on deck until relieved without a whimper. Mean- 

 while everything below was a soggy mess. No matter how small an 

 opening you left for air, some water was sure to get in. If one could 

 only live comfortably without air such weather would be much less 

 of a hardship. 



During the night the wind hauled to the north. 



Position Sandwich Bay Section 

 Thursday, July zgth ^ Weather Cloudy and damp 



Wind Fresh northerly 



I GOT up at four and by simply hoisting the jumbo got the 

 schooner under way. Our course was right across the wind and 

 we made six knots even with such a short rig. The day was if any- 

 thing colder and damper than yesterday. When it was not actually 

 misting there was always flying spray to think about. 



By ten o'clock we had come 30 miles and we hove to for station 

 B. This time we got bottom and by steaming ahead slowly just be- 

 fore sending down the messenger, managed to get all the bottles 



