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Sunday March 17 Day opens still - we make an early start rowing soon a fine South wind but just below Faschen we got aground with a lot of natives - ropes break - we pull & haul for about 3 hours finally at 1 we got off & with a fair wind seek for other shoals &c at 2 [[strikethrough]] Abd [[/strikethrough]] [[insertion]] we [[/insertion]] stop at Bibba for rest and to enquire the way At 4 we start again & pass many "stuck boats" and haul up at 7 a few miles above Beni Souif
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Monday Mch 18  Day opens fair - rowing at off Beni Souiff ran aground - looked serious for a while but we got off and a fair wind coming up we made good progress until 11 15 the wind forced us ashore on E. bank where we remained till 5 15 the wind seemed fair but the Reis was afraid (?) to go on before
[[insertion from left page]] 22d [[/insertion from left page]]
Tuesday Mch 19  Day opens quiet - start 6 - meet Stv   with Mrs. Gayler & family with latter introduction from Mr McVey - mutual calls. At 3 30 we moored at place we left on 15th day up

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Beni Suef