Mar 24-29 End of Sail to Tahiti

Fri. 24: Every thing going smoothly 17 Mar 1899 Pacific Ocean under light winds, nothing importent

Sat. 25: Very light winds, rain in evening

Sun. 26: The wind was still very light, the air being very warm and sultry, we were hardly able to endure the heat.

Mon. 27: We had several heavy squalls of rain in the morning but no wind

Tues. 28. Heavy rains were falling during the for noan. A heavy wind started up in the after noan which was blowing to hard in the evening to continue head sailing in fear of runing into Tahiti at night. The ship was have to, and we sailed back and forth the most part of the night.

Wens. 29: On rising this morning we were in sight of Tahiti. Also finding our selves in a perfect daldrum, which continued all day and night.