Starboard, the good side of the boat, is still “On the bum,” and all flock on our side, so that up to now my selection has proven the best. It is foggy and damp this morning, but the sea is fairly smooth. A fellow can get used to almost anything and “We all” will miss…

This morning, the sun peeped in through the porthole, and we all arose at the first bugle call, which is 7 o’clock. Mama and I were the first on deck and rejoiced to see all protecting tarpaulins around the promenade deck removed, which gave us the first view of the forward deck where the steerage…

  A beautiful Sabbath morning. The sea in ripples, the sun shining and nothing but pure clear water and sky as far as the eye can see. The boat has hardly a swell, and, if it was not for the water, which you can see through the railing as we pass through it, we would…