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[[insertion from left page]] 10th day [[/insertion from left page]]
Thursday March 7 Day opens quiet - we start about 6 a.m. Mr. Davis earlier and having reached a place last night where the water was swifter he has gained upon us.
The German [[underlined]] Baron de Force (?) [[/underlined]] Dahabingh Dongola passed us down towed by A.A. Barge Str Arab.
We stopped a while (by wind) at a small Arab town Baru Karus & then Keagea out & drifted for a mile and then put up at noon for good. Strong North wind. 
Our sailor man seems to be better.
[[insertion from left page]] 11th day [[/insertion from left page]]
Friday March 8  Day opens light wind from North We start rowing about 5.30 - blown ashore - get off bang along - about 10 Dowie goes ashore to walk to Abou tig for bread - then we get a bad [[underlined]] Stuck [[/underlined]] - pull - haul - haley haley - ropes and block, break - finally get off and drift towards A.T. then on until 8 30 we passed Mr. Davis's boat and moored on the opposite side of river and about 7 miles above Assuit ~