A little while ago I was wishing the weather was a little cooler, now it is a little too cool. What dissatisfied creatures we are! We get along very slowly, we have either a current or a head sea against us all the time so it’s impossible to get along Distance 92 miles, therm. at noon 58. Morning and evening are much cooler. Steward has just lit the fire for the first time since we came out, which makes the cabin feel very cosy and comfortable, at 5 p.m. on the 2nd. of Dec.

On Sat. we were in the same latitude as N.Y. only N. York is North while we are South, which makes all the difference. We have a nice fair wind now but they have been of such short duration we are afraid to make any calculation. It is quite amusing to see the difference in expression of countenance in everybody when we get a breeze, myself not excepted.