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March 17
[[left margin]] [[underlined]] above Mayhadah below [[/underlined]] [[/left margin]]
Off as usual, no wind, crew worked better probably in hopes of more backseesh, as this is the last day for them to work in case the tug came up 
Soon after starting a Southwest wind came up and we bowled along finely so that by sun down or a little before we had gone about 44 miles
March 18
[[left margin]] [[underlined]] El. Helf [[/underlined]] [[/left margin]]
Started on time and by eight o'clk we caught a mild Southerly wind which was just enough to encourage the man not to row but by ten o'clk we made six miles or so
On approaching Fachen we were hailed from the shore by the Captain of the tug Arras which had come up for us but could not pass the numerous boats that were stuck in the channel (including a post boat going down) at the same place we had so much trouble in five years ago. However by skilfull management on our part we got by took the tug and proceeded a mile or two when we got into another like mess but finally got off and finally we put up here for the night having made some fifty three or more miles
The South wind continues which helps us some and we expect to arrive in Cairo tomorrow (Sunday) P.M. early

Transcription Notes:
Backsheesh == tip