At noon 313 miles from New York. Feel better today although tired. Had a hard day’s work turning over boxes, drawers, trunks, etc. Found all right.

Ten weeks out today, we ought to be up to the Cape now, but it is very evident we are not, but some distance from it. This morn. we had some delicious pork sausages and head cheese for breakfast. We figure up 90 miles today.

10 a.m. The Island in sight with a pyramid on top, looks like a church steeple in the distance, with some hard looking rocks beside it. It is said to be eight hundred feet high, it don’t appear more than four. It is inhabited by Brazillians and a penal settlement. The weather is splendid so we can have a good view. I don’t see a sign of a human being, but quite a number of little cottages, some kind of a factory and a prison.

Therm. Today 85, distance to noon 130 miles.

Made very little progress, about 79 miles. In all 400 from N.Y. Sat about an hour on deck this morning. Weather beautiful, afternoon overcast. This evening went on deck to watch the sunset, it was truly magnificent. Have not been able to work on the machine yet, any quantity ready as soon as opportunity serves.

The ship has been too unsteady and too much of a list for machine work, neither do I think there will be much chance this side of the Cape, so I don’t get much chance to practice. However I find plenty other work, and keep myself pretty well employed, there is nothing like it, particularly on such long voyages as these. Distance today 123 miles with twenty miles current against us.

Seen two steamers today, one French, the other I presume English by the black smoke in the distance. Not been able to work on the machine for several days, so hard to be content with the old-fashioned one. Made 141 miles.

Splendid weather, only a summer squall occasionally. Made the small sum of 78 miles.

1.40 Still no vessels. There was a small one yesterday but too far off to see what she was. Therm. 55.

The last piece of ice used today. The last sheep was quite equal to English mutton, so fat and so tender. They thrive so much better than husband expected, he did not lay in enough hay or he would have kept the three lambs, so I supposed they will have to be killed in consequence. The big pigs are getting so large the carpenter had to make a house extra for two of them. The weather is entirely too hot to kill them so I expect they will have to be kept three or four weeks longer till we get into cooler weather.

The days are lengthening out nicely. I can’t imagine it is the dreary month of Nov. The weather is splendid here , only a little too warm. I go on deck every even, such a delightful breeze it is quite refreshing. On Sund. I sat on deck so long reading I quite blistered my nose with the sun. We go about a la negligee, scarce any undergarments on, so it is quite a saving in the washing. Six weeks today since we sailed from N.Y., it don’t really appear so long, I suppose because the weather is so much better than we have been used to.