The perpetual motion of the boat made repose impossible; we were cold, sore, and anxious.

We moved on hands and knees in the semi-darkness of the day under the decking.

The darkness was complete by 6 p.m., and not until 7 a.m.of the following day could we see one another under the thwarts.
We had a few scraps of candle, and they were preserved carefully in order that we might have light at meal-times.

There was one fairly dry spot in the boat, under the solid original decking at the bows, and we managed to protect some of our biscuit from the salt water; but I do not think any of us got the taste of salt out of our mouths during the voyage.
The difficulty of movement in the boat would have had its humorous side if it had not involved us in so many aches and pains.

We had to crawl under the thwarts in order to move along the boat, and our knees suffered considerably.