Chapter 2 4 November 1854
Chapter 2 4 November 1854
Dear Diary, Papa has booked passage for us on a ship called the Sea Charger.
It is what they call a "clipper ship" because it "clips along" at such a high speed.
That is why we can get to San Francisco in half the time the old ships took. Our ship is shiny and new.
It was just built in a city in the United States called Boston, in the state of Massachusetts.
The Sea Charger will be stopping in San Juan for a few days to take on supplies,
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