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Tuesday March 5 - Fair day with light North wind - We started about 5 a.m. and after a good but uneventful day we made 27 miles and moored at Sohag just above Mr. Davis.! The men worked so well that we gave them the money to buy a sheep - hoping that they will be strengthened for some exertions.
[[insertion from left page]] 9th day Têma [[/insertion from left page]]
Wednesday March 6  The Sheep arrived. This day opens quiet - we started about 6 by 9 o'clk a South wind helped us along the Bedouin started before us and keeps just ahead perhaps a mile. This PM the wind failed us but by hard rowing at moored on the west bank about 33 miles from Sohag. One of our sailors took a bad cold at Ginga and has been ill ever since, we must send him home at Assiut if he gets no better. Asked for brandy which is unusual