Auf großer Fahrt

Name of traveller

Eugenie Rosenberger (1838-1931), Georg "Jürgen" Rosenberger (1848-1902) and dog Mohr

Reason for travel

• following her husband on board the trade ship Regulus

Date of travel

25 November to 16 December 1894

[W]ir wollten uns inzwischen Manorbier Castle ansehen und gingen den bezeichneten Weg entlang, blieben aber wie elektrisiert stellen [sic], als wir es liegen sahen, eine schöne, alte, ganz von Efeu überzogene Burg . . .. Wir gingen über die Zugbrücke, klopften und mußten unsere Namen in das Fremdenbuch schreiben. (Rosenberger 168).

Content

• agriculture:
  • rural character in the area immediately outside Milfordhaven
  • life stock kept in the fields in late autumn
• architecture: enjoys the diminutive character of town architecture in Milfordhaven
• clothing:
  • woollen goods, such as socks, described as a special product of Pembrokeshire
  • country fashion nowhere to be observed around Haverfordwest
• customs:
  • description of interior decorations typically found in cottages
  • description of the products on offer in the different market halls of Haverfordwest
• diet:
  • restocking provisions on board the ship with fresh local produce sold in Milfordhaven
  • a number of references to the types of food offered at various inns and tea rooms
• people:
  • husband Georg "Jürgen" Rosenberger (1848-1902) identified as the captain of the sail boat and international trading vessel Regulus
  • character sketches of people from Milfordhaven and surroundings
  • strikes up acquaintance with a trader from Milfordhaven, Mr Kelway, and his widowed mother
• recreation:
  • goes on a number of excursions on foot around Milfordhaven together with her husband and the dog
  • exploration of Haverfordwest Castle and the privately owned Manorbier Castle
• terrain:
  • conflation of Wales and England
  • geographical particularities of Milfordhaven harbour and layout of the town
  • Milfordhaven which appears as if from an English children's book
  • likens Haverfordwest to Freiburg in Germany and compares it to the hilly towns of Thuringia
  • romanticised descriptions of the south Wales towns, coastline and landscapes
• transport:
  • modes of travel: on foot; sail boat
  • descriptions of harbours along the coast of south Wales, their infrastructure and typical sounds, such as horn signals
  • reference to a wrecking accident during a winter storm and the following rescue mission undertaken by local authorities in Milfordhaven
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Nationality of traveller

German

Language of publication

German

Gender of traveller

Female

Type of publication

edited letters

Citation

Rosenberger, Eugenie. Auf großer Fahrt: Tagebücher einer Kapitänsfrau aus der großen Zeit der Segelschiffahrt. 1899. Minden: Wilhelm Köhler, 1929. Print.