Journals

Second Journey (MS 107/1/1-2)

2nd March 1778


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[2nd March 1778]
2

voor sons opgang een sware donderbuy uit den noorden van over de bergen, met een sware regen buy.

[page 49]
desen morgen opklarend weer, noorde koele wind. myn hottentot hodies bragt my de tyding dat de wagen tot aan crombeks rivier gekomen was. reed er na toe met den avond donderweer uit den noord westen.

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[2nd March 1778]
2

Before dawn a heavy thundershower from across the mountains to the north with a heavy shower of rain.

[page 49]
Weather clearing this morning. Cool north wind.

My Hottentot, Hoedies, brought me the news that the wagon had arrived at the Crombeks River. Rode to it. Thundery weather from the north-west in the evening,