Further to this correspondence - In my great grandparents' journals describing their various voyages to India, the following details were given:- In 1826 They went round the Cape, stopping at Madeira, Isle of France, Madras and then Calcutta. In 1854 (still round the Cape) they didn't stop very much except for the Canary Islands and Ceylon. By 1892 they went through the Med., stopping at Gibraltar, Naples, Port Said, Aden, Ismailia, Colombo, Madras and Calcutta. Hope this is of some help Regards - Pam Harrison