_ 341 _ Route Tuesday, 6th March. There was a light and gentle north easterly wind. We steered west by south-west. By midday, my navigator had done 164 leagues from Socotra. In the afternoon, the wind promised rain, but we were still able to use all the sails. After sunset, the wind turned north-easterly and began to blow cold so that we had to trim the sails. During the whole of the first night watch the wind was very strong and then, during the night, it became east-north-easterly. We steered west by south-west. During the dawn watch, the wind turned easterly. Route Wednesday 7th March. The wind continued east-north-easterly. We steered west by south-west as far as the sails could stand it. From midday on, the wind dropped and the sea was not so rough. At night, the wind became cold east-north-easterly. We steered south by south-west as much as the sails could manage. The navigator gave orders to follow a south-westerly course. Route Thursday, 8th March. At eight o’clock in the morning, there was a light south-easterly wind. A few clouds were on the horizon and above the sun, like rain clouds. It seems that the moon causes them or it is because we are near land
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