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Thursday 31st July

Fort, very damp in the mornings. Some trouble with Ferraj (Popeye) who I had to punish for losing a
prisoner, took a stripe off him.

Office, some time with Madams. Busy morning.

Drove to Door & embarked on the launch & went down to Hawar, took just under 2 1/2 hours, quite cool
on the sea, some breeze, not too much.

Found all well at the island, had my tent put up near the shore, very dry & cool & still a great deal of green
vegetation about.

Friday 1st August

Hawar

After breakfast went to Qatta Garada, 4 hours, where we landed & the men swam about in the sea diving
for bits of coral but we found none of the really white kind. Not very hot, a cool breeze from the sea, they
went on another hour, to fisht al DJBEL where there is a stone platform and an artesian well which the oil
Coy made, we had it closed down but sailors removed the cap & the water is running, but not in much
quantity.

Lunched alongside the platform and then back to Manama landing on the causeway. A pleasant trip, I got
very sun burned. Seemed hot & damp in town, went early to bed soon after lunch.

Caught 3 big channard.

Saturday 2nd August