The travel diary of Amy Constance Henry covers her return journey from Sydney to Papeete via Auckland, Rarotonga, Tongatapu and Apia between May - August 1888. Amy travelled to Tahiti with her aunt, Sophia Henry, and writes about her sea sickness and seeing rats on board the ship ('Wairarapa', then 'Richmond'). She writes mainly of her social interactions as she calls on family and friends in Auckland, Rarotonga and Tahiti, including her uncles, Isaac and Philip, and family members including Hattie, Teuira, Bella, Julia and Sam. In Tahiti, she writes of travelling by pony and carriage to visit family and go on shopping expeditions.

While most of her entries relate to calling on relatives, she regularly describes what she eats and notes the crops on the plantations she visits (including copra, vanilla and coffee). She also notes events such as a fire in a ship at the wharf, visiting a sugar mill and the organisation of an exposition of “native industries” during festival time. She also makes observations about the drinking habits of the population and expresses enthusiasm for attending sermons in French language by protestant pastor Charles Viénot. Though brief, her diary illustrates her time spent visiting Tahiti, including picnics, swimming, canoeing and fishing with her cousins. She also notes changes in her clothing whilst on Tahiti.

On 4 August 1888, Amy departs Papeete for Auckland on board the 'Richmond' via Rarotonga and Tongatapu. She notes that a fellow passenger on board is Mr Shirley Baker, that she likes him and credits him with making Tonga one of the best places in the South Pacific. On the return journey she concludes that this is her first and last sea voyage, signing off with the statement, "Here endeth the first voyage. Let us think twice about the second."