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[[red underline]] noisy anchorage [[\red underline]] altho' quieter than further up-town.
During night motion in water ceased when boats were not circulating.

Nov 9.
Lifted anchor at daybreak 6.45AM.  S.W. breeze,
Very cloudy
Barometer 29.9".  Temperature in my cabin at 6.00AM is 60 degrees F.   There are 15 gals of gasoline left in main tank
Started transfusion
Dropped anchor in Still Pond Creek [[strikethrough]] River [[\strikethrough]] 10.15.  Went exploring branches of Creek, in Evinrude with Seabury.
Pretty wooded shores water very clear and fresh.  No ducks
Ion could have been entered beyond narrow entrance of Church Creek and to large pond just beyond by using some

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caution.  As it started to rain SE still blowing we lifted anchor at 1.40P.M and dropt anchor at 4.00P.M in [[red underline]] Sassafras River [[\red underline]] just beyond natural breakwater, pointing from North to South just beyond first bend [[strikethrough]] strangle [[\strikethrough]] of the River.  Depth here averages 4 feet.  Still raining.  Then [[red underline]] prepared duck [[\red underline]] for [[strikethrough]] supper [[\strikethrough]] dinner.  [[red underline]] Sassafras [[\red underline]] River is a wide river about 1 mile easy of navigation.

Nov 10.
Beautiful clear clean crisp cold day.  Strong Northern Breeze blowing but not too cold.  [[red underline]] Mr. Seabury [[\red underline]] went with me in dinghy rigged with sail (reefed) up the [[red underline]] Sassafras River [[\red underline]] for about 10 miles till we came to a well designed bridge with draw and arched spans at a town