Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-19
COOPERATING YACHTING.
An English Method Of Cruising withou,
nuying an Expensive uuat.

nuying an Expensive uoat.
II Il becoming more and moro popular
evury year IN England for steamers e.
20 out with passengers bound ON "a rcgu
lar yachting cruise. In summer thoy ~
cruising up among tho forls Of Norway
and visit tho North cape. In winter
they 20 to the Mediterranean or tho West
Indies. A lot Of people on pleasure bent
engage passage and have all the pleasur
OF cruise on a steam yacht without the
trouble and expense OF owning one.
Richard J. Goodwin. retired mor
chant OF this city, who has made n trip
on ono OF these vessels 30 tho North cape
said Ia conversation with % reporter re-
ccntlyi II was delighted with my OK
pcriouco, and don't know Of u buttor why
10 spend an outing. Captain Il. d. Lun
ham was tho pioneer In this service. lie
commanded tho British steamer Coylon,
md ran hcrwJih great success On various
pleasure cruises 10 Norway, the Baltic
and tho Mediterranean. lilo then pur
chased tho steamer Victoria. She Is q
beautiful vessel Of over 800 tons aud
fitted up like tho most luxurious Of pii.
vato yachts. Her saloons arc panClal
in different colorod marbles, and She i
lighted with electric lights Ia fact
nothing could exceed tho beauty and
elegance Of tho Nictoria's fittings. l was
NO much pleased with her when / wont
on board 10 inspect her that / engaged
passage at once.
"1herc were sixiy-oight passengers on
board whom we Left tho Tilbury docl,s,
below London. for our twenty-five days
cruise to Norwegian lords and tho CAPS
OF tho Midnight sun. Nearly all OF the
passengers were English, but wo had
/ three or four FROM Brooklyn and Nov
York. We left the Thames ON Juno 21
I and at o'clock that night had cleared
the More and stood out into tho Nortl
aoa. Tho wind and sea increased and
thool; MS mp somewhat, and tho next day
It blow almost a gallo. Most Of tho pas
rongcrs put IN IN appearance at tn,
breakfast table, however. As tho day
wore on tho sea and wind continued &.
increase, aud many OF tho passenger
| sought the saclusi0n which their state
rooms granted. By noon OF Juno 90 W,
ran into smooth watog again aud wcri
able to make an acquaintance with carl
other. pleasant party It proved 20 be
1--WE reached the Norwegian coast tia
day NJ tho little village OF Scudcnaos,
quaint old Norwegian place whore
| government officer camo on board an.
remained with us for tho rest Of tl
cruise, which was through 6heltorU.
passages up tho coast Al,or lcayiu
Scudosngcs we entered tho Ford Hair
danger, and by o o'clock the next morn
Ing anchored in tho charming bay O
Oddc. surrounded with snow cappc
hills. Worcmnined hcro thirty-siS hours
our steam launch making frequent trr
to tho shore, 50 we had chance thor
oughly 10 inspect the town.
From Oddo we ran up through Ion
limo Of Hords, seeing on every hand III
grand Norwegian scenery, until We Tin
ally arrived at tho North cape, and fror
is storm heights bchcld tho miduigl
sun. IL was trip | never can forget
aul ono OF tho most satisfactory In over
respect which ever made. IL was no
an expensive trip cithor. In fnct, r,
gard such a trip as the perfection OF ocC
nomical enjoyment.
"Tho expense OF such trip as haycd,
scribcd Is about ten dollars day, whic
cannot DO considered large considerin
tho accommodations offered anl tho Ia.
ury In which ono travels. Now Yor
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