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in our ropes and in their own marks and there is an endless [[strikethrough]] vacif [[/strikethrough]] vociferating from the Arab crews. while the Arab. women and children who sit on deck on the sacks of wheat, remain motionless huddled in their shawls. This job began at about 1 [[strikethrough]] 12:30 P.M. and by sunset we had made [[red underline]] little or no progress. [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] Endeavor [[/strikethrough]] Attempts ended there for the night
March 11. (Sunday). We are now one day late. - At about 7:30 [[strikethrough]] 8 [[/strikethrough]] A.M we finally [[red underline]] got off that shoal [[/red underline]] But 2 more hours were lost by sending 2 men in a rowboat to fetch some fresh milk ashore at 9:30 we are proceeding North Later on several ^[[several]] more groundings - kedging etc Some places channel so crooked
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that we had to edge out crab-wise. In other places the boat simply [[strikethrough]] was [[/strikethrough]] whirled around seemingly unheeded. Current however was not over 2 knots. I notice that the Arab pilot - (there's no Captain) in all instances followed the tricks sailboats or dahaleeyas use; sometimes floating backwards. stern forward. We keep on going til about about 9:30 P.M we [[red underline]] get aground so stop [[/red underline]] there overnight
March 12Going early. A stop at [[red underline]] Mineah or Minia [[/red underline]] to let some passengers off who otherwise could not send there train for Palestine  [[red underline]] Town seems relatively more important [[/red underline]] than most of them. Minarets and houses well painted [[/red underline]] white or pale yellow give cheerful appearance. Leave again