This day we continued our voyage having still the mountain ridge of Spain in view on our left though at a greater distance. As day advanced this also faded from our sight; the weather however was fine and mild, and I sat with my books on deck; in the after noonthe wind which had been easterly from Gibraltar, changed to south west and the vessel heaved a little more to the swell of the sea. Some porpoises or animals of similar nature passed the vessel towards evening, gambolling in a line on the surface of the water.
The full journal will be published by Annet House Museum, Linlithgow. Waldie's journey to India will form a key feature of the museum's Waldie exhibition which will open to the public on 18 May.
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