We left Paris at 11 o’clock this morning in the Lloyds Special in a compartment all to ourselves. There were only eight passengers beside us in the car. We had a very comfortable ride but devoid of interest, and we landed in Cherbourg according to schedule at 5 p.m. Here we were taken to the…

Up at 4:30 a.m., a hasty breakfast, a ride in the hotel bus, and we leave terra firma, not to stand upon it for some days to come. The tug took us to the Barbarossa, and we were glad to see so many familiar faces and our old cabin. No flowers this time except a…

Up and at breakfast by 10 o’clock. Weather bad, raining and white caps on the waves. All we can do is to sit in our steamer chairs and think of home. Emily feels blue, and her toe is not improving as fast as she wishes. By noon we had covered 327 miles. I called on…