Item 03: Norman Thomas Gilroy war diary, 18 May-18 July 1915 - Page 37
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atmosphere is delightfully cool. The sea is slightly turbulent, and the waves capped with white. The ship is rolling pleasantly and getting along at a good speed. Since leaving port continuous watch has been kept in 6 hour shifts. My shift is 2 to 8 a & pm. Though this means that we are working 12 hours per day I am enjoying it much more than I did the lazy time we spent in A'xria where the only work we had to do was fill in time. Getting up at 2am I generally feel very tired & sleepy but by the time day breaks about 4am I feel alright. At 6am the steward brings up a steaming cup of tea, and some hot toast with the butter still melting on it. After breakfast I have a stroll on deck until 9.30am when I turn in till noon, when I turn out and have a bath. A game