The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-01-27
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An English Method of CRUISING without
Huyiug an Expensive Feat.

An English Method al Cruising Without
huyiug IA Expensive Beat
1t Is becoming more and more popular
every year Iii england for steamers &c
go out with passengers bound on d z
lar yachting cruise. In summer they &C
cruising up among the fords Of Norway
and visit the North CAP In winter
they go to the Mediterranean or the West
Indies. a lot Of people on pleasure bent
engage passage and nave ali the pleasure
of q Cruise on a steam yacht without the
trouble and expense of owning one.
Richard J. Goodwin, a retired mer.
chant of this city. W has made a trip
on n of these vessels 10 the North cape.
said in conversation with d reporter re-
Gently: II wa delighted with my ex-
perience, and don't know Of a better way
to spend an outing. Captain l.. ID. Lun-
ham was the pioneer in this service. He
commanded the British steamer Ceylon.
and ran her with great success on various
pleasure cruises to Norway, the Baltic
and the MediterI anean. He then pur.
chased the steamer Victoria. She is 8
beautiful vessel of over 1900 tons and
fitted up like the most luxurious Of pri-
fdlc ydCLIS. I1CI cdlOOIlo arc pduClCU
in different colored marbles, and she is
lighted with electric lights. La fact
nothing could exceed the beauty and
elegance of the Victoria's fittings. 1 was
so much pleased with her when | went
on board to inspect her that | engaged
passage at once.
There were s~ixty-eight passengers OF
board when we left the Tilbury docks.
below London, for our twenty-five days
cruise to Norwegian tiords and the Caps
Of the Midnight Sun. Nearly all Of the
passengers were English, but we had
three or four from Brooklyn and New
York. We left the Thames on June "a,
and at 6 o'clock that night had cleared
the More and stood out into the North
sea. The wind and sea increased auG
shook us up somewhat, and the next day
it blew almost a gale. Most of the pas,
sengers put in an appearance at the
breakfast table, however. AS the day
wore on the sea and wind continued tC
increase, and many Of the passengers
sought the seclusiUn which their state
roons granted. BY noon of June 90 we
ran into smooth water again and were
tbAS W ICIhC al acquaintance Will NCS
other. A pleasant party it proved to be.
I'VE reached the Norwegian coast that
day at the little village OF Scudesnaes, a
quaint old Norwegian place, where Il
government officer came on board and
remained with US for the rest of the
cruise, which was through sheltered
passages up the coast. After leaving
Scudesnaes we entered the FiOrd Har-
danger, and by 6 O'Clock the next morn,
ing anchored in the charming bay OF
Odde, surrounded with snow capped
hills. We remained here thirty-six hours,
our steam launch making frequent trips
to the shore. SO we had a chance ta0r,
oughly to inspect the town.
From Odde we ran up through a long
line of tiOrds, seeing on every hand the
grand Norwegian scenery, until we fi9,
ally arrived at the North cape, and from
it's stern heights beheld the midnight
sun. 1t was a trip | never can forget,
and one of the most satisfactory Ill every
respect which | ever made. 1t was not
an expensive trip either. In fact, | re
gard such a trip as the perfection of eco,
nomical enjoyment.
THE expense Of such a trip as | havede
scribed is about ten dollars a day. which
cannot be considered large considering
the accommodations offered and the Ink
ury in which one travels. New York
Tribune.