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snorting relieved the monotony for a few minutes We are well into the tropics now, the heat is almost unbearable. A very thin singlet and "shorts" constitute the dress of the "digs" at this period.
Judging by preparations being made by the sailors, etc, we are nearing a port.
Today the sea was extraordinary calm, the heat was sweltering, the sea looked like glass. A little after 2, land appeared on the horizon, and as we neared this land, we could distinguish a sort of a hilly country.
The speed of the ship slackened somewhat. News spread rapidly through the ship, that the land in sight was – Sierra Leone; Freetown being the capital. The coast scenery was very fine, as we neared this new port of call.
About 500 yards from us, a large number of black men, in a somewhat limited amount of "ship-room" was observed. By and bye, large numbers of these peculiarly shaped craft made their appearance.
Freetown from a distance looked similar to Durban; but it proved to be very dissimilar in other