The Cretaceous Seas 175 



We're very full of confidence we're guided by 

 His hand. 



So in our narrow state room, we lay us down 

 to rest 



And through the long night watches, we jour- 

 ney towards the west, 



And when the morn awakes us, the sun is shin- 

 ing bright. 



And head land peaks are glowing with streams 

 of early light. 



We woke next morning much refreshed as the 

 night had been cool. After breakfast we were 

 ready for the adventures of another day. Drift- 

 ing out gently on the broad waters of the bay, 

 we were delighted to see a school of Plesiosaurs 

 come sailing in from some distant cruise. These 

 strange sea lizards, with long powerful neck and 

 four paddles, and a mere stump of a tail. They 

 were on a fishing excursion, as the herring and 

 mackeral were now coming in to spawn near 

 shore. These monster saurians swam like a 

 snake bird below the surface, their long necks 

 and heads darted hither and thither above and 

 below exploring a space of forty feet in search 

 of fishes. We could see the flash of shining teeth 

 as a luckless fish was captured. Some of them 

 fioated on the surface, and with swan-like neck 

 and body they moved in graceful circles, or sped 

 along at a terrific pace picking up their morning 



