Monday, June 24, 2013

Wednesday 20th April 1853

The breeze became so gentle today that the vessel kept her course without tacking. Since yesterday we had advanced 106 miles. This was the warmest day we had had, the thermometer at noon being 89 F. In the Red Sea it had ranged from 74 F to 88 F in the shade at noon.

The full journal will soon be published by Annet House Museum, Linlithgow. Waldie's journey to India forms a key feature of the museum's Waldie exhibition.

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