Friday 27th January, 1956
Did some shopping for the skipper, in town, during the morning and was presented with a 1956 "Browns" Nautical Almanac by my friends Herries & Rodriques with the request that I bring them souvenirs from South Africa.
Bought six tonic waters at the club, to use the bottles for message to be sent off "en route" for Cape Town.
"Penelope" shifted to oil berth outside dock wall at I.C.R.J. to take on diesel oil, paraffin and petrol, at 15.00h. A squall came down suddenly so we moved off to buoys directly after re-fueling. During re-fueling Juan jumped down between the boat and the quay wall to remove some bits of timber which might have damaged "Penelope's" Hull. A most dangerous thing to do, for he might have been badly crushed himself. The skipper went quite white with anxiety.
Sank Mr. Freyhoffer's tiny dinghy in an attempt to bring Juan off to the ship as too much weight in the choppy sea.
After a few whiskies with the Club Big-wigs, aboard, we cast off buoys and proceeded under power to Jurujupa Bay where we anchored off the Rio Yacht Club for the night. Harry Blakeney and family came off in a "caique" and took us all ashore for supper at his charming house on the hill. Returned on board at 23.00h.
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