Alexander diary, 1917-1918 / Roy Alexander - Page 57
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[Page 57]
Mon. 20th Aug.
The natives have been around in a few outriggers trading with the Germans. (We are not allowed to approach the rails. A sentry sees to that.)
The sight of the hun hogs wading into green coconuts and pineapples while we can only get a decent drink of water when it rains is sufficient to make us sweat blood.
It seems to rain regularly in this bay every afternoon about 2 pm.
The clouds collect in the hollow between the hills; we have a drenching tropical downpour for about 10 minutes and then the sun comes out again. The showers are very welcome for washing purposes:- we save all the water we can in tin buckets. The heat is terrific. At night (we are still locked in the hold at sunset) our quarters are indescribable.