The Steam Yacht Victoria
Friday afternoon July 16th, 1897 5 Oclk
We arrived at the port, “Walde” (sp?) early this morning and a pretty place it is, some 2000 inhabitants and a cleanly looking lot of people they are~ the town lies at the foot of the hills and in a quiet little bay all by itself, it is a sort of summer resort and at this season of the year many tourists are here from England and Germany, there are a number of very good Hotels well furnished and filled with guests ~ We leave here in a few hours for “Naes” (sp?) some 20 miles from here where we stop for a few hours only and then off again further south ~ There are still seven more landings for us before we sail for England and I am advised that they are all more or less interesting from one standpoint or another ~ The weather to-day is fine and mild and the Ladies of our party are in high glee to be able to get about without their cloaks, capes and furs. Last evening there was quite a concert musical given by the passengers and it was really entertaining; it was both vocal and instrumental and there was also some few recitations alltogether it was quite a unique affair ~ I mailed a letter from here the first thing this morning addressed , it should leave this evening for London, the mails do not go from this Country daily there being no railways so far north but they are gathered up once or twice a week by crossing steamers or boats ~
The Steam Yacht Victoria
Friday Evening 10 Oclk
We have arrived at “Naes” (sp?) and are to lie out in the stream until morning, then go ashore and take a drive of some 50 miles through the country getting back to the ship again tomorrow night when we get off once again ~ I will write you Saturday and Sunday further particulars of my trip ~ I am well as usual tip-top generally no mistake ~ Much love to you all from affectionately yours Father and Brother ~ Please forward ~
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My Own Thoughts:
I’m sensing that he is trying to find things to talk about in his letters. The hours spent simply inching along a canal must have been dreadfully boring. I have noticed too, that he isn’t discussing the type of food being served. He talks about dinner and breakfast, but doesn’t let us know what that entails.
I also see here that for the first time, he has included two letters in one. For the most part I want to post each letter per date, per post, but when they are continued letters I will keep all of one day for one post. I add the “Steam Yacht Victoria” on the continued page, as that is how is appears with the letters. He uses a new sheet of letterhead to do a continued letter.
