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Apr. 5 opening bright & clear gentle cross swell as we head little N. of E. 
Using sails to good advantage.
Headed for F.W. bay. Temp at 2:50 p.m = 82°.5 F. (82°.5F)
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Apr. 6 Sunday easy roll  bright and clear got a buttered lepidot. from ^[[Laings]] bathroom at [[ab?]] 1:30 (writing Letters)
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Apr. 7 Arrive W F.W. Bay 8.30 - 12.30
Chatham; large red cut bet. two high hills & long projecting points is 3 miles east F.W. Bay. Then came Blanch Beach & then small stream 2 water falls & F.W. Bay and 1 waterfall after, Capt. [[saw?]] a waterfall about 16 [[inches?]] and twice as wide

Air temp 82° [[strikethrough]]88 [[/strikethrough]] water [[strikethrough]]78° [[/strikethrough]]77°

Blanch & I walked up to where fish was later for water samples; much larger stream than when [[Adncols?]] was here 20 - 30 feet wide and up to 4 feet deep 2 1/2 in many places. He & I the two who should know better drank of the water. Saw house where the hills [[?an]]down on bluff

Transcription Notes:
lepidot. = abbreviation for lepidoptera?