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Tues. Jan 1. 1907 Contd and had to put back Backing and filling all day and trying to get over all the hooks in the river, with occasional puffs of wind from the west at 6 o'clk we are tied up temporally at the shore in sight of Luxor and by guess 4 miles distant, no milk, whiskey, chickens or any thing else provided for dinner and we are all pretty huffey and generally disgruntled. Our upper deck is all festooned for the day and it will be a past member when we get up.
After the moon arose we had an East wind and tried it again but the wind soon died out and we only crossed the river and came to anchor We have done our d-st but can't fetch it - 
[[insertion from left page]] 41st day 2 miles North Karac Luxor [[/insertion from left page]]
Wednesday Jan 2  Day opens, little air Southerly We commence to track about 8 am - all hands except Eufondy who has gone to Luxor for bread for crew & I guess tobacco for Reis.
About 11 a.m. Joe & Eufondi came aboard and soon after we moored at Luxor & the voyage up is finished.