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This morning up at 6.a.m. (2nd time since aboard) too early to take a dip in the pool which is not available till 8 a.m.  By the time Al and Chaces turned out it was 9:30, before we had breakfast.  I said to Fenner whats all this talk about you and Linda and [[strikethrough]] you [[/strikethrough]] your early game of ping pong?  There is a sort of surfit of food the wastage must be terrible.

Its bright and warm today and at 9.30 we raised Sombrero a low and rocky islet with just a skeleton marker, like lattice top of red bouy, looking from the distance like a low light house.  Beyond to south was Saba, high and precipitous, green too, smoke in hills where someone is clearing land or making charcoal.  Did not see the Jacobs "ladder" that I thought was on the west side;  are these steps still there or was I mistaken, really all we saw was N. and N.E sides though.  The Ile de France did not circle the id. as I thought had been announced.  [[strikethrough]] As I took [[/strikethrough]]  After Saba 11.30 tip of which was clothed with cloud cap off and on we passed along west side of St. Eustacia, hilly (mt?) at each end with low land between, drier looking than Saba.  It is this id. that has underground tunnels (lava pipes) thru which one can travel for some distance underground.  Then St Christopher (St Kitts) & Nevis & then what looks like Redonda.  Where I hope we can land on the way back for piece of rock for Foshag.

Lady in charge of activities wants me to be judge of hat contest tonight (1 best 2 original & humorous