“Lively there!” first mate Adams called to the men as they unloaded crates from a line of carts on the dock and carried them onto The Alexandria.
“My God!” Raphael complained. “What is this cargo that it should weigh like this?”
“Sugar,” Thor replied.
“Sugar!” Raphael retorted. “I have never toted sugar before but I would not imagine it to be this heavy!”
“Less talk, more work!” came the gruff voice of the first mate.
Thor shouldered another crate and began to walk up the gangplank. He agreed with Raphael. He would never expect sugar to feel this hefty.
By shortly after noon the cargo had been loaded and stowed below decks. Now the loading of supplies for the voyage home began. By mid-afternoon the task had been completed. Shore leave was granted. However, all hands were to be back a
