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May 24. I left my home
for Kristiansund.
May 27.
I left Kristiansund for Trondheim
June 1.
The ship S/S Juno left Trondheim at 12 midday, and
arrived Kristiansund at 8 in the evening, and from Kristiansund she left at
10 o'clock the same evening.
June 2.
Arrived at Aalesund at 5 in the morning. From Aalesund the course was set for
Hull, and at 6 in the afternoon we lost Norway of sight. Good weather, but
fog.
June 3.
Good weather, a little fog. There was music and dance on board the whole day.
June 4.
In the morning it was clear sky and nice weather, at dinnertime we had rainy
weather with thunder and lightning. Arrived at Hull at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon. At 7 the ship was anchored at the pier, and there was a dance up
on deck.
June 5.
At 5 o'clock in the morning we had to leave the ship and go on shore in Hull.
We left Hull around 11 o'clock and arrived in Liverpool at 6 o'clock
in the evening. In Liverpool we stayed from Monday evening to Thursday
morning. There was music and dance every day. I took Liverpool's poverty and
miserable state in to my eyes. Fallen women walking about with a bottle in
one hand and a glass in the other, so drunk that they tumbled from one side
of the road to the other.
June 8. I
boarded the S/S Gallia of the Cunard Line around midday to depart for America.
June 9.
Arrived at Queenstown, Ireland at about 9 o'clock. Nice weather.
June 10.
Saturday in the morning we had thick fog which later cleared and we had nice
weather. Good wind.
June 11.
Sunday - Nice clear weather with good wind. There was a service. We met an
other steamer.
June 12.
There was roomers that a foreign girl had died, but this turned out not to be
truth. We had a little wind against us. Vaccinations for men.
June 13.
Today strong unfavorable winds. Vaccinations for women. Riots between two of
the crew. Strong wind and rain.
June 14.
Unfavorable wind and thick fog, calm sea. We meet an other steamer. Rain.
June 15.
Misty weather, but unfavorable wind. An Englishman in his 50ies died at 12
o'clock, and at 5 o'clock he was buried in the depth of the sea. A sad sight.
A sailing vessel in the horizon.
June 16.
Clear air. Good wind. We passes a sailing vessel an two other steamers. There
was a concert on board.
June 17.
Good wind. At 6 in the afternoon we had the pilot on board. At 8 in the
evening we could se lights from the American coast. At 9 we entered the
harbor in Boston, a splendid sight! The town with it's numerous lights.
June 18.
Sunday - I went ashore after having been examined by the physician. At 8 in the evening I left
Boston by Train.
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