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lights burning brightly, as a matter of fact we just put them out to see if the British Fleet were on the alert, & they certainly slept with one eye open right enough. We can now settle down to finish our 28 days run across the Atlantic, past the Canary Islands to Durban.
Have got a punching ball rigged up now, so can exercise to some advantage on the way out.
Sept 5th Still skimming across the atlantic in an uneventful manner. The only land we have sighted of late being the Canary Islands, & Cape Verde where the Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse was sunk by our "Highflier" at the beginning of the war. This armed merchantman of the Germans had been sinking a few defenceless merchant ships around there & Las Palmas During the early hours of this morning the Officer on watch sighted a derelict
Sept 9th Passed Cape Town, & saw Table Mountain & Green Point also the Slangkop wireless station & lighthouse.
Sept 11th Passed East London & am still passing within sight of the East coast of Africa.
Sept 12th (Sunday)
Arrived Durban noon today. Went ashore at 3 p.m. & had a look around & to an Organ Recital in the Town Hall at night. This a very fine building with a beautiful approach & a large hall & gallery inside. The concert was real good, there being five Artists & the organ appears to be a good one.