Vera Cruz, Mexico 
Feb, 18, 1895 
My dear Kate: 
Our adventures are not over yet, and each day is fur- 
nishing more than I can describe. We have just come through 
a terrible gale of three days, the experiences of which it 
would take a graphic pen to properly describe, but we are here 
safe at last - thank Goodness - with the sun shining again and 
land in sight. 
I wrote you last on our return from Palenque to Laguna... 
That letter goes off from here today and will reach you a day or 
two before this if all goes well with it in a country where 
mails are notably slow and uncertain. You must be tired 
waiting for a letter. Today was absolutely the first opportuni- 
ty for posting since we left Laguna. 18 days ago. It is over 
a@ month since I have had anything from you. 
Well, I was about today. We came back to Laguna and 
spent two days there waiting for the Norther, which was on, to 
disappear, so we could venture out on our way to Manititlan, 
half way along the coast from Laguna to Vera Cruz. The two 
days were very pleasant being in a measure rest, although I’ kept 
my up writing and drawing at full speed. fe had the American 
Consul and wife to dinner aboard, and then the next day we took, 
what they call breakfast down here, with them. It was at 
12 M and consisted of drinks all around of abinaro - sugar 
brandy of native make - and five courses of meats, salads, 
coffee ete. The ex-consul is Mr. Hermann Hohn of New York. 
