26th February, 1869.—­Embark, and sleep at Katonga after seven hours’ paddling.

27th February, 1869.—­Went 1-3/4 hour to Bondo or Thembwe to buy food.  Shore very rough, like shores near Caprera, but here all is covered with vegetation.  We were to cross to Kabogo, a large mass of mountains on the eastern side, but the wind was too high.

28th February, 1869.—­Syde sent food back to his slaves.

2nd March, 1869.—­Waves still high, so we got off only on 3rd at 1h. 30m.  A.M. 6-1/2 hours, and came to M. Bogharib, who cooked bountifully.

6th March, 1869.—­5 P.M.  Off to Toloka Bay—­three hours; left at 6 A.M., and came, in four hours, to Uguha, which is on the west side of Tanganyika.

7th March, 1869.—­Left at 6 P.M., and went on till two canoes ran on rocks in the way to Kasanga islet.  Rounded a point of land, and made for Kasanga with a storm in our teeth; fourteen hours in all.  We were received by a young Arab Muscat, who dined us sumptuously at noon:  there are seventeen islets in the Kasanga group.

8th March, 1869.—­On Kasanga islet.  Cochin-China fowls[1] and Muscovy ducks appear, and plenty of a small milkless breed of goats.  Tanganyika has many deep bays running in four or five miles; they are choked up with aquatic vegetation, through which canoes can scarcely be propelled.  When the bay has a small rivulet at its head, the water in the bay is decidedly brackish, though the rivulet be fresh, it made the Zanzibar people remark on the Lake water, “It is like that we get near the sea-shore—­a little salt;” but as soon as we get out of the shut-in bay or lagoon into the Lake proper the water is quite sweet, and shows that a current flows through the middle of the Lake lengthways.

Patience was never more needed than now:  I am near Ujiji, but the slaves who paddle are tired, and no wonder; they keep up a roaring song all through their work, night and day.  I expect to get medicine, food, and milk at Ujiji, but dawdle and do nothing.  I have a good appetite, and sleep well; these are the favourable symptoms; but am dreadfully thin, bowels irregular, and I have no medicine.  Sputa increases; hope to hold out to Ujiji.  Cough worse.  Hope to go to-morrow.

9th March, 1869.—­The Whydah birds have at present light breasts and dark necks.  Zahor is the name of our young Arab host.

11th March, 1869.—­Go over to Kibize islet, 1-1/2 hour from Kasanga.  Great care is taken not to encounter foul weather; we go a little way, then wait for fair wind in crossing to east side of Lake.

12th March, 1869.—­People of Kibize dress like those in Rua, with cloth made of the Muabe or wild-date leaves; the same is used in Madagascar for the “lamba."[2] Their hair is collected up to the top of the head.

From Kibize islet to Kabogo River on east side of Lake ten hours; sleep there.  Syde slipped past us at night, but we made up to him in four hours next morning.