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sail more like a blanket than anything else. Travelled 244 miles up to 12 o'clock & only have 14 1/2 miles more to get to Columbo which we can easily see in the distance. Got in & anchored at ¼ to 2. Coming in noticed a very big brick building like a large Hotel, then saw the wireless plant & a lot of big houses. Mostly white. Plenty of ships in. the NZ & a few of ours besides a few cruisers & the Empress of Russia. The Sydney & Melbourne were in & the Sydney only received one shot. Plenty of green trees about right down to the water A big breakwater wall made of stone protects the ships. The country here is low but about an hour before anchoring it was hilly. There was a Russian 5 funnel cruiser in & just after we came she came out.