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Saturday 27/11/15
The morning broke a very ideal day. We first sighted the Albany Coast at 7 am, & we were all pleased that at last we were through the Bight. In all my life I have never seen such delightful scenery which now unfolded itself to our gaze.
Mile after mile of Steep Cliffs all grass covered & rising to a height of about 200 ft from the Sea.
We entered Albany Harbour W/Australia at 9.30 am. Albany is 14 miles up the Harbour. The whole Course is dotted with small Islands, which gives it a bright appearance. They have very long Piers here which run out 2 or 3 hundred yards into the water. We only stayed long enough to put a few cases of contagious Cases ashore & started off again.
The scenery all along was very pretty, the whole Coast lines being dotted with Small Islands, which makes navigation very difficult.
We now reached the "Leuwin" where 2 seas meet, & have left the Coast of Australia behind for an indefinite Period. We were all allotted to Ships Lifeboats, Rafts etc to-day, & started "Fire & Collision" drill in case of accidents.