Pigs Porpoise and Sunsets - on this day in 1879 on the Westland.......

Now this may inspire a paper boat maker .................

On this day in 1879, diarist and passenger, Jonathan Moscrop writes of fun and games that night on the Westland.

One of his fellow passengers was rather drunk and let one of the pigs out chasing it into the single men's sleeping area! Jonathan was awake most of the night!

This was in contrast to earlier in the day when Jonathan is lost for words at the beautiful sunset and shoal of porpoise which swam next to the Westland for quite a while.

If your inspired to read the rest of Jonathan Moscrops diaries from the maiden voyage of the Westland in 1879........they are all available on-line.

You'll find links to them all on the right hand side of

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