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- Thursday A.M.
Boat was rocking some considerable ^yesterday when I wqs writing and I began to feel the need of some fresh air. Have taken in enough for another sitting, so here goes.
Weather singly glorious on Tuesday. Quite a swell, but not at all rough. Just about 10 o'clock we sighted smoke, end half an hour later another cruiser came into sight. Most of our bunch were up in the bow watching her heliographing to our convoy. I don't know the Morse code very well but could pick up a few letters now and then. Apparently the signalling was to the effect that she would convoy us the rest of the voyage, for our convoy lay to and we passed her on the port side. It was certainly a grand send off she gave us too. The oruiser's band playing "0 Canada", and the crew crowding the rigging and decks. When the band reached the line "0 Canada, we stand on guard for thee", I think it would have thrilled any man to hear the cheer which went up from our ship. It was a sight I wouldn't have missed for worlds. After we passed her, she turned and in about two hours time was out of sight on her way to Halifax.
The cruiser convoying us now is a much faster one than the other. To see her flying around in all directions reminds one of a hen looking after her chicks. We expect to-pick up a few destroyers any time now as we are right in the danger zone.- ./
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Saw the most beautiful moon rise on Tuesday night I have ever witnessed. Huge banks of clouds in the sky, and the rays from the moon, as yet below the horizon, lighting them up. Then she gradually came into sight, just like a great ball of fire, and lit up the ship almost like day, h:p port holes are supposed to be opened after 6 P.M., but I took a chance after lights out and kept mine open, while sitting up in bed for over an hour.
While reveille is at 6 A.M., we don't eat till $.30 and as a consequence stay in bed till at least 7.45 every morning, so I didn't begrudge the sleep I lost.
We passed a sailing vessel going our way on this day too, the first one since we left Halifax. Also bumped into; a huge school of porpoise, must have been thousands of them.
A big calamity happened yesterday, the bailee ran out of chocolate bars. You who live on shore can't imagine how serious an affair this is. If you don't feel like going down to the "bear pit" a couple ofo chocolate bars will fill the bill (and the belly) to a nicety. Still we expect to sight lend early Saturday so I guess I'll survive.
Ran into some fairly rough seas last night. Becks all awash, and a fierce wind blowing. Fairly: rough yet, but sun fine and warm, so. can't kick at all.
Am getting to be a regular bear-cat with the English coinage now. Can figure up now how much change is coming to me, and
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