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Ship left promptly at 10 AM. Very pretty shore and [[strikethrough]] mountain [[/strikethrough]] crenelated ridge of hills then enter [[underline]] Inland Sea. A wonderful succession of hilly Islands, [[/underline]] some of them in the distance mountainous and snow capped. Endless sampans & Junks, with their [[underline]] bamboo stayed balanced lug sails, [[/underline]] give a characteristic aspect. Some [[underline]] sloop rigged others, ketch or schooner. [[/underline]] Some a [[underline]] small lug on bow, most have a plain [[underline]] ordinary forestay sail others, jib & flying jib. [[/underline]] Some have [[underline]] our ordinary schooner rig without bamboo stays. [[/underline]] Others have [[underline]] stays on forsail [[/underline]] and no stays on main or mizzen. All [[underline]] carry dinghy astern [[/underline]] as on ^[[my]] "ION". An ever changing succession of beautiful sights and light affects. Channel seems well buoyed. [[underline]] Lighthouses are very [[/underline]]
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[[underline]] modern. - so are buoys. This ought to be an enchanting cruising ground for small yachts [[/underline]] Mr. Poole of Sanghai tells me he has cruised here for 2 months in a [[underline]] small sail boat without [[/underline]] cabin accommodation but [[underline]] was able every day to strike a comfortable Japanese Inn [[/underline]] in one [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] or another of the Islands. - I should like to try this course sometime. x 
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x Best time July 15 to Sept. 30 Japanese Pilot Guide publications [[/vertical annotation]]
At present the weather is not mild enough, and green and foliage is missing. Japanese Government has [[strikethrough]] a [[/strikethrough]] Pilot Guide [[strikethrough]] Rece ano [[/strikethrough]] published. Rise and [[underline]] fall of tide is 23 feet. [[/underline]] Towards evening we pass Straight of Shimoniski ^[[Shimoniseki]]
[[underline]] Feb. 26. [[/underline]] Calm milder weather pleasant on deck. Ship very steady 
This ship even in Pacific had hardly any vibration. This is [[underline]] Yellow Sea [[/underline]] but it is greenish blueish here. Pass [[underline]] Quelpaert Island, [[/underline]] which belonging to 
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x For cruising see next pages. 
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