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31st, went off ok, the thick mist rain hid us from the shore, the moon is far to bight now. Oct1st arrive at base and I hear that we shall not attempt to go over there while this moon is full, Oct 3^rd loaded up again with 156 submarine mines for our own mine belt reaching from Aberdeen to Scapa, a fairly quiet job, Oct 4^th * sailed for the western approaches the weather is very bad, Oct 5^th en-route to the Isle of Skye, our base, we have got to two or three days in, that means plenty of extra work for us, altho’ we shall get a night…

*Albert’s Birthday. I note he does not mention it.