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31 [[left margin in red]] Stromboli [[/left margin]] At 2 P.M. passed [[red underline]] Stromboli [[/red underline]] Smoke coming out of the crater. A conical mountain with rather steep slopes A village with about 40 white little houses and a church scattered about a plateau on the sheltered side. At evening clear starry night passed thru [[red underline]] straights of Messina [[/red underline]] = shiny numerous lights of Messina, on s.B and on Port first [[red underline]] Scylla then Reggio [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] with ]]/strikethrough]] which judging from numerous lights seems to be a city of importance. Feb 6. Weather slightly milder. Temperature in my cabin finally is 62 [[degree symbol]] F Later on colder and cloudy Ship makes about - 13-14 knots Evening passed an Island with an occulting light [[end page]] [[start page]] 35 [[left margin in red]] [[strikethrough]] To [[/strikethrough]] Port Said [[/left margin]] on top of hill and [[red underline]] Hebbert [[/red underline]] tells me it is [[red underline]] Crete. [[/red underline]] Feb. 7. Cloudy but somewhat warmer. At dawn arrive at [[red underline]] Port Said. [[/red underline]] Low alluvial shore. Square built new houses of rather flimsy aspect Reminds somewhat of arrival at Panama Canal. - English inscriptions also arabic. Mostly crowd of arabs or [[red underline]] Egyptians in fez and Turban [[/red underline]] dressed in flowing robes of every shade of dirt and color many in tatters. Most barefooted grimy, yelling and [[red underline]] gesticulating in arabic. [[/red underline]] Negro faces - wrinkled faces some bare most [[red underline]] bearded [[/red underline]] Men are generally tall and slender and muscular and agile. Pass visa before