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the strong southeast wind and choppy sea sent nearly all of the passengers to their rooms.

Fortunately, I escaped seasickness, and was permitted to keep my feet, and witness the only storm at sea I have ever enjoyed - It was wonderful and continued right through to Monday morning - when we ran into fog, mist and exasperating heat.

During nearly all of Saturday night I remained on deck fascinated by the wildness and magic of the scene- At day break Sunday morning, I saw, in imagination, in the heavens several volcanos vomit up their last fire and dissolve into nothingness - In the same state of nervous intoxication and during the same dawn, I also saw several worlds' collapsed by the wind and torn into shreds by the angry waves- the waves like huge monsters but great chunks out of the clouds and thrashed them into foam-

Mondays fog, fog horn and heat was horrible!