Ocean voyage. Montreal to Liverpool
1911.
June 24 
to 
July 1

Montreal to Quebec
Birds
Green mosquitos.

      I left Montreal in the White Star liner "Laurentic" on the morning of
June 24th and reached Liverpool late in the afternoon of July 1st.
During most of the voyage the weather was clear and cool & we had only two
days (29th & 30th) when cloudiness prevailed over sunshine. There was no dense fog
and the sea was smooth the whole way with moderate following winds, chiefly S.W. [Southwest]
The first day was spent running down the St. Lawrence to Quebec which was 
reached in the gloaming (8.30 p.m.). The river thus far was nearly straight &
about a mile in average width; the shore was low and flat with a few high
hills or low mountains rising in the distance. Most of the bordering lands
were under cultivation with scattered houses & barns. Altogether the scenery
was tame & uninteresting. Nor were there many birds. In nearby places
along the shores I saw a few Red-winged & Crow Blackbirds, flying over
the river a good many Crows, a few Herring Gulls & one Tree Swallow. A
Night Hawk was peeping over Quebec at evening. Late in the afternoon great
numbers of large mosquitoes having dull grass-green bodies came aboard &
several of the passengers were bitten by them.