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entertained us principally with his experience
in the Gold Fields of Australia.

Sunday August 2nd.

Quite a different day to last Sunday. it has
been a very cool, drizzly day throughout, and
this evening it is almost cold enough to
freeze. We have had a strong head wind
and the ship rolls and pitches very much.
Understand we are not half way yet
and feel utterly tired and disgusted with
sea life. I pass pretty much all my
time with Mr. Coad the Canadian farmer
who having travelled a great deal is
very entertaining and can spin any
quantity of yarns. He lives near London
Canada [West?] where he has permanently
settled. We all spent the evening
in the saloon, and had a long
talk about the codfish to which we
felt legally entitled, and for which
we resolved to make a demand next
ration day. Having thus wound up
this very unsatisfactory Sunday we
all retired early to bed.

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