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Location
At Sea - Liverpool - Curacao
Age
17 Years

18th April 1941

The weather changed this morning for the better and we have had a pleasant, sunny day, with the ship rolling easily to a moderate beam swell.

Paddy came down a half an hour late last night for his watch, and complained of pains in his stomach. This morning he was quite bad, and lay groaning in his bunk after coming off watch at 4am.

Fortunately for me, the Corporal is a little better today, and has cut my hair quite nicely (we give him a standard rate of 1/- a time!).

As I write now, there is a glorious red glow in the sky, which is faintly reflected in the blue of the sea; the only sound is the hiss of the bow wave breaking away from the ship’s side, and spreading itself out in a dazzling white cover, upon the surrounding water. It is at such times as these, that you realize how lucky you are to see these things and also helps you to really adjust your sense of equality and proportion, which are liable to become somewhat warped if you are not careful.