The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23
wZV O Woman Who Made The Trip Tells How She Did Il

will serve as an excellent initiation to
the romantic uncertainty of the life
you are about to enter upon.
You need not count upon more than
one or two days of seasickness, unless
you are particularly poor sailor. The
freedom from vibration enjoyed on a
sailing vessel compensates for the In
crease in rolling and pitching
Your vessel going from New York or
some other Northern United States port
to Havana will probably carry a cargo
of coal, which it will take her about a
fortnight to discharge. Whether you
will prefer TO remain during that time
ON board or to take up headquarters
on the mainland will depend largely
upon the manner in which the unload
ing is carried on.
If the schooner discharges in the
stream and is moored in such a way
that she swings with the wind, the coal
dust VIII carry away from her and the
cabin will remain as clean and habit
able as it is out at sea; but If she dis
charges at the dock. her position may
be most undesirable. You will have
to learn on such a voyage that suffi-
cient unto the day are the delights
thereof and to make your plans as you
go. If you decide to leave the vessel.
payment will be suspended until your
return.
From Cuba your schooner will prob
ably go in ballast (without cargo) to
some Southern United States port. If
not, you viii easily find another vessel
that will take you across TO Mobile.
Gulfport, Pensacola or Pasca goula,
where she will load lumber for the
North. You can certainly remain on
board with comfort when she is taking
on this cargo. There will be nothing
but an occasional bump when a heavy
plank falls into place to remind you
that loading is going on.
While inl port make friends with the
masters OF neighboring vessels. You
will speedily become acquainted with
the harbor, and you may rely with as
suEance upon discovering some lonely
captain of a tramp steamer who will be
glad to take you with him to South
America-Buenos Ayres, Monteyideo,
Rio de Janeiro or Santos-whither he
is TO carry his cargo of lumber. In
deed, so many "freighters" go south
from the Southern States that you viii
have several vessels to choose from.
Select your captain carefully, remem-
bering that upon him depends very
largely the comfort and pleasure of
long voyage.
You will not find yourself under the
necessity of relying entirely upon your
own Judgment in making a choice. The
master of vessel is a marked man.
And in every port there are a dozen
captains who know him personally. a
score of others who know all about
him. Contrary to the current notion.
il is far easier to leave ones reputa-
tor behind by land than by sea.
When you take passage for South
America the chances are in favor of
BJenos Ayres as your place of des-
tiEation. The voyage will furnish four
or five weeks of uninterrupted de-
lights. Even the 'doldrumsv=the re-
gion of calms and squalls and moist
ure between the northeast and SOUTH
east trade winds-need not dismay you.
The decks Of the tramp steamers are
amply covered with awnings. and if
you keep out of the sun and postpone
your daily walk until evening you will
be prepared to assure your friends on
your return that the torrid zone is
cooler than New York. Even while