Winters abroad. Some information respecting places visited by the author on account of his health : Intended for the use of invalids / ... By R. H. Otter, M. A.

  • Otter, R. H.
Date:
1882
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Credit: Winters abroad. Some information respecting places visited by the author on account of his health : Intended for the use of invalids / ... By R. H. Otter, M. A. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Equator. We crossed the Line about midnight on the 14th of October with a fresh S.E. trade wind, and then had a succession of very beautiful days till the 25th, when we got into latitude 28° to 29° south. These were the most enjoyable days during the whole voyage. The sun was very bright and hot, but there was alwa}'s a pleasant breeze blowing, and we played games on deck during the day; and it was not too hot to sleep with comfort during the night. This fresh wind cannot, however, always be counted on so near to the Equator, in which case the traveller must be pre- pared for a longer spell of the hot weather with its attendant discomforts. On the 25th of October we met with the first cold wind from the south, which wind continued, with very few days’ intermission, all the rest of the voyage. We had two or three single days of warm weather, when there was almost a calm, after this date ; but, roughly speaking, the cold winds continued and increased in severity till we sighted the Australian coast. During the latter part of our voyage there were days when the. decks were quite slippery with ice, and a strict look- out was kept for icebergs. We could not sit on deck with any comfort, though wrapped up in shawls and great coats, and we even sat in our great coats in the saloon, and used them as additional coverings in bed, without succeeding in keeping ourselves warm. We had only a few days of really bad weather during the whole voyage, but there were, on the other hand, not a great many days when we did not suffer more or less
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