From the Journal of Dorothea Moulton
November, 1911
Saturday, November 4, 1911
Clothes finally dried. Sewed on ship flags. Such good apples. Off we go on a course towards the Cape Verde Islands to make our easting and catch the northeast trades for the slant to Rio. A stiff westerly is scudding us along at a good rate. Made cornstarch ice cream. Thereās plenty of ice!
Monday, November 6, 1911
Rough and tumbly sea. Finished a pillow slip. Tired. Vessel too jumpy to do much sewing. At least itās a good excuse to read.
Sunday, November 12, 1911
No ice cream today. Main boom gone overboard and mizzen sail followed it, flying. Mountainous seas running all day. No chance for sights. Hoisted storm trysail. Crew bent new mizzen. All hands got soaked.
Monday, November 13, 1911
(44Ā°34ā West Longitude, 34Ā°04ā North Latitude)
Storm trysail parted in center at midnight. No sails on until morning. Finished embroidering my new initials on nightgown and will wear it to show Fred tonight.
āfrom Dorothea Moultonās journal
Read more in The Log of the Skipperās Wife, by James W. Balano, Down East Books: Camden, Maine (pp. 64-65).