Sunbeam #Quebec #Canada 9.9.1872. "The rock of which the citadel stands...schistous slaty matter full of quartz crystals, it glittered wonderfully in the sun...down the river St Lawrence is seen the famous waterfall of Montmorency...a panorama combining all the elements of natural beauty." #Brassey

Eothen #Quebec #Canada 8.9.1872. "...Captain Watts sent up three rockets...this was answered directly by one from the yacht, which was instantaneously illuminated from stem to stern with blue lights, showing the well-known proportions of the Eothen, looking like a fairy vessel..." #Brassey #1870s

Eothen #Anticosti Island, #Quebec #Canada 7.9.1872. "We passed three vessels, making seven in all since we left England. This solitude of the sea gives one a greater idea than anything else of the vastness of the #Atlantic, knowing the enormous traffic there is between Canada...& England." #Brassey

Eothen #Labrador 6.9.1872. "We were called up at 7 o'clock to see a large iceberg just off the coast of Labrador, near to the Esquimaux River. It was indeed a grand sight, with the sun shining full upon it & looked like a huge Alpine glacier mountain come down for a sail on the blue ocean." #Brassey

Sunbeam #RiodeJaneiro #Brazil 5.9.1876. "It was really worth the trouble of getting up & climbing quite into the bows of the vessel to watch them, as they gambolled & frisked about, brightly illumined by the phosphorescence of the water, now swimming together steadily..." #Brassey #History #1870s

Eothen #Atlantic #Ocean 5.9.1872. "The cold became intense as we approached the Polar Stream, & the thermometer, which is hourly dipped into the sea, showed a decrease of 14 degrees...therefore we were all on the look-out for icebergs.
In the evening the Northern Lights were magnificent..." #Brassey

Meteor 3.9.1869. "We had started from #Cowes in the Meteor for the opening of the Suez Canal...I caught a bad fever while travelling in #Syria, of which I nearly died in #Malta, and still feel the ill effects sometimes. However, we were not influenced by the sailor's superstition..." #Brassey #1860s