A Passenger's Diary of a Voyage from London to New Zealand 1850-1851

18 January 1851 Becalmed today 9 January albatross bird bullying Cape hens Captain carpenters mallet chief Mate Chilblains cold Crisp Cuddy darker sub December deck dirty day dogs drunk dry rot flying fish forecastle Friday 24 January gale Gravesend Harpley icebergs January 1851 Becalmed January 1851 Service knock knots land large as quart last few days last night length to 9 let the dogs Long Madeira main hatch mallet and aimed mate Monday Mullins November October osprey Ovingham Fair passengers pieces when lifted porpoise redress in Auckland reefed sail sailors then crowding Saturday Sea serpents alongside Service this morning Skipper smooth glassy sea Steward then began Steward this morning strength to sprawl Sunday 19 January suppose taking in sail tarpaulin thimbles some detached Thursday 23 January Tommy then snatched Tristan da Cunha Tuesday 21 January voyage Watt weather Wednesday 22 January whale Workington Zealand