Two chinamen brought all our meals in to us from the Hotel. There was a large front yard filled with banana and fig trees, and directly opposite was the Catholic church. While I was there my brother Henry came to see me: he was on a whaling voyage in the Janus with Captain Frank Smith.

We lived in this cottage during the summer and in October your father arrived from the Arctic.

After sending his oil to N.B. we sailed for what was called "between Seasons". I forgot to mention that an old gentleman Capt Gillet called to see us one day and left his horse and buggy at the gate