This is the only place that I have found to post a message that Tim Brady might end up reading. My mother, sister and I booked on the S.S. Contessa out of New Orleans bound for the Panama Canal Zone in 1835. I was 3 years old and my sister was 9. My sister, Ada Fretland, now 87 remembers the trip better than I do. She has been wanting to get in touch with Mr. Brady to tell him what she remembers of our trip.The purser had to take care of me during the trip because my mother got violently seasick. I was told that I age lots of bananas. My sister wants to send a letter to Mr. Brady about our trip. Mr. Brady's book is a great read, by the way. Dick Sullivan