San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-01-18
COOPERATIVE YACHTING.
An English Method of Cruising without
Buying an Expensive Boat.

An Eug1sh Method OF Cruising Without
Buying an Expensive Boat.
1t is becoming more and more popular
every year in England for steamers to
go out with passengers bound on a regu-
lar yachting cruise. In summer they go
cruising up among the fords of Norway
and visit the North cape. In winter
they go to the Mediterranean or the West
Indies. A lot of people on pleasure bent
engage passage and have all the pleasure
OF cruise on steam yacht without the
trouble and expense of owning one.
Richard j. Goodwin, retired mer-
chant of this city, who has made trip
on one of these vessels to the North cape,
said in conversation with reporter re-
Gently: 81 was delighted with my ex-
perience, and don't know of better way
to spend an outing. Captain R. D. 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 Mediterranean. He then pur-
chased the steamer Victoria. She is a
beautiful vessel of over 1880 tons and
fitted up like the most luxurious of pri-
waite yachts. Her saloons are paneled
in different colored marbles, and she is
lighted with electric lights. In fact
nothing could exceed the beauty and
elegance of the Victoria's fittings. was
so much pleased with her when went
on board to inspect her that engaged
passage at once.
There were sixty-eight passengers on
board when we left the Tilbury docks,
below London, for our twenty-five days
cruise to Norwegian tiords and the Cape
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 81,
and at o'clock that night had cleared
the More and stood out into the North
sea. The wind and sea increased and
shook us up somewhat, and the next day
it blew almost 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 to
increase, and many of the passengers
sought the seclusion which their state
rooms granted. By noon of June 80 we
ran into smooth water again and were
able to make an acquaintance with each
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 Al
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 chance thor
oughly to inspect the town.
From Odde we ran up through long
line of fiords, seeing on every hand the
grand Norwegian scenery, until we fin
ally arrived at the North cape. and from
its stern heights beheld the midnight
SUN. 1t was trip never can forget,
and one of the most satisfactory in every
respect which | ever made. 1t was not
an expensive trip either. In fact, | re-
gard such trip as the perfection of eco
nomical enjoyment.
THE expense of sucha trip as Ihave de-
scribed is about ten dollars day, which
cannot be considered large considering
the accommodations offered and the lux
ury in which one travels. York
Tribune.