At sea ~ I slept well last night, and awoke this morning to find the wind as yesterday high and unfavorable. There is even more motion, the vessel moves fast but not in the right direction. I found it very difficult to dress but accomplished it by holding on to the fixtures of the state room. All our lady passengers are still sick, but Alice suffers more than any one else. We are getting into the gulf stream and see much floating sea weed about us, the air is damp and mild, so much so that an overcoat is uncomfortable. I am becoming quite well acquainted with the Captain, he is a tall large set man, quite good looking, and withal very much of a gentleman. He has a wife and family on Cape Cod and has evidently very strong domestic feelings, dislikes to leave his little wife, but as she is a bad sailor, he makes his voyage alone. I have learnt the names of the masts, the first forward is called the “fore-mast”, the second, the main-mast, the third the mizzen, the lower sail on each is called after it as main-sail, fore-sail, mizzen-sail. The second sail is the “top-sail” with the name of mast, as “fore top-sail” etc. The third is called the “top-gallant” with name of mast, the fourth is the “Royal.”
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