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the pots & set line. Except for hermit crabs, it was a blank. Only a little bait was eaten off. There was dust on the horizon. Swede left with the "gulz" and gear on the "Tarut" about 7:20 bound for Al Khobar & Ras Tanura. The wind was nearly calm at dawn, but started to pick up by 7:30 A.M.; I also sent a letter off to Lucile via Swede. I shaved with Ahmed's razor and we set sail for Bahrain at 8:10 A.M. leaving Al Bainey [[Arabic]]. Swede said he saw a flying fish yesterday. Light shamal winds with haze all around, probably dust. Naaiyat shallow area off port bow with 2 fish traps 9:05 A.M. course S.E. At 9:15 A.M. we passed near Jidda a strange rock isle maybe 100ft high with a jail there. I took 2 pictures. It was about 1/4 mile long, and the oil pipe line goes by it. [[image- strange rock isle with directional indicators of S and N]] It is quite a contrast to the sand isle we had just come from. At 9:30 going due east we hit "Um Subon", a long low island with palm trees and one nice looking cement building. We went around "Um Subon" and the water was very clear about 2 faths in depth. Some sand rock on the shores. No good collecting places apparent, no coral visible. The north end has the house & date garden. At 9:45 A.M. the shamal winds picked up to a moderate breeze. The coast of Bahrain is about 1 mile east of "Um Subon." The stake fish traps appear smaller and a different shape than those in Saudi-Arabia. 10:05 continuing north along west coast of Bahrain. White jellyfish abundant in the water. A shallow sandy area Su ali is to our port with fish traps 10:10 El Ruhayat a [[image- rock channel marker]] rock channel marker? to our starboard; course N by E 10:15 A.M. shamal stiffening to small white caps. About 3 miles offshore and Bahrain is hazy. Air temp 35[[degree symbol]] C in shade with breeze blowing. It feels comfortable. 10:45 A.M. "Luthor" [[image- channel marker]] channel marker cement. 11:05 A.M. bearing due east along Bahrain coast numerous date gardens. "Thil et al ay" 11:15 high spot on shore with ruins? "Had al Leyi" shallow

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area to port. We arrived at Manama pier at noon. There is no dust in the air here. Hamed took me to the Aramco building, and after long waiting Mr. Braddick appeared long enough so that I could give him my passport, and he got quarters for me at Babeo ut Owali. I do not think I will go there now, but may be later. I will stay on board tonight. The shamal continued moderate to sundown when it became very light. It was an interesting spectacle to see at least 200 or more booms and jalboots in the Manama harbor. And to hear the musical rhythmic chants of sailors rowing their long boats to and fro from their mother ships to shore. As Hamed and I walked down Manama pier we saw baskets of several hundred pounds of dried fish supposedly from Persia. [[image- split fish]] They were split right Amid ships with each side laid open. The meat was dull brown but without flies. Most common were gim (fool) [[underline]] Scarus dussomieri [[/underline]] 12-14". Next were shari [[underline]] Lethrinus [[/underline]], then E. tauvina, and E. (black with white spots, then black labrids Choerodon ? 8"-10". Also were several type of thin jacks.  Then I rested for awhile and later Hamed and I went to the fish market where dried and fresh fish were present. For the first time I saw [[underline]] Scomberomorus guttatus [[/underline]] with the dots on the side (though 2 species are recognized apparently the same name is used. All specimens were split and dried and some were said to have come from Jubail. Both species were present for comparison; gill rakers could not be counted. [[underline]] Siganus Javus [[strikethough]]punctatus[[/strikethough]][[/underline]] was 2 [[?]] very abundant, whereas [[underline]] S. siganus [[/underline]] were fewer. 1 bushel of dried anchovy were called "oom", several dried mullet, and a large 3 ft. dried chanad. There were some small porgies and snappers, and dried gerrids, but otherwise nothing of special notice. Some of the oars are fancy here round pieces of metal on a pole painted white with blue borders.  The largest [[image- fancy oar]] crews consisted of 8 men rowing in unison. I wish I had taken a picture of one in particular. Children and men run