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must rely on his advice when to return and would dash back at present were it not for staying to avoid meeting [[underlined]] the confounded Germans
March 10. Celine wires [[/underlined]] she leaves [[underlined]] tomorrow [[/underlined]] with Nina, Cornelia and 4 grandchildren [[underlined]] for Long Key. George wires my return [[/underlined]] at [[underlined]] present not necessary. Wired him further instructions.
March 11. [[/underlined]] Wind which for weeks has been Northerly or NE has turned S just when I am about to go south. Received telegram from George [[underlined]] Rossi better since last operation Karpen [[/underlined]] also and [[underlined]] Moldensite wants make agreement [[/underlined]] [[strikethrough]] There is a sheltered Left ^[[for]] Long key to about 9 AM under power [[/strikethrough]] Left under power for [[underlined]] Long Key [[/underlined]] 8:50 AM. (See log) Dropt anchor at 4:40 in the sound without name just beyond Tarpon
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basin behind a little Island [[strikethrough]] I w [[/strikethrough]] near Rock Harbor. went ashore to the little station a few frame houses. Wanted to send telegram but there are no telegraph Stations on the keys except. the new [[underlined]] Key Largo. [[/underlined]] (in place of formerly Jewfish) [[underlined]] Islamorada. [[/underlined]] Long Key. Marathon and Key West
March 12. Northerly. Bright & colder left 7:50 AM [[underlined]] under sail jib and mizzen first then square sail added. [[/underlined]] Stopped at [[underlined]] Islamorada [[/underlined]] to send telegram to [[underlined]] George. [[/underlined]] (See Log Book)
Anchored in little shelter between shoals at intersection of Lover Matecumbe & ^[[RR]] viaduct
[[underlined]] March 13 Left at 9 AM under power for [[underlined]] Long Key. Twelve (!) houseboat yachts [[/underlined]] there. [[underlined]] same uniformity [[/underlined]] of [[underlined]] lines. [[/underlined]] Big floating arks resembling [[strikethrough]] trunks with [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]] white trunks with [[strikethrough]] hole [[/strikethrough]] square holes [[/underlined]] cut in their sides. 

Transcription Notes:
I use past tense 'underlined' with a 'd' because that is my understanding from the instructions. It seems a waste of time to edit just to remove the 'd' in 'underlined'. If I review and the transcriber just uses 'underline' I do not add the 'd'