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1. Departure from England, the first gale, navigational difficulties -- 2. A valuable experience, entering my first port, Gibraltar -- 3. Time in port, visitors, the Gibraltarians, a bull fight, departure from Gibraltar -- 4. A strong hand, a shy shark, an escort of whales, a lucky sparrow, arrive Algiers -- 5. Arab independence, a cabaret party, uneasy departure -- 6. Thoughts in the wind, arrive Bone -- 7. "Monsiuer, dormez-vous?", "Have a drink?", Le CafΘ du Bateau Plaisir, departure from Bone -- 8. A navigational error, arrive Malta, censorship, departure -- 9. An escapist, stormy weather, a floppy mast, arrive Derna -- 10. A New Year's Eve ball, Sheila's danger, Tobruk, on to Egypt -- 11. Arrive Port Said, Mr. MacGregor, departure from Port Said -- 12. The Suez Canal, French women, arrive Suez, a veiled proposal, clearance-out -- 13. The Gulf of Suez, planning for the Red Sea, doldrum weather, asleep among the reefs, arrive Perim Island -- 14. Another single-hander, Mike, a visit to Assab, Djibuti, arrive Aden -- 15. A hard decision, I love the Army, departure -- 16. Nearly wrecked, the need of a writer, nearly wrecked, Mukalla, departure -- 17. The South-west Monsoon, exhaustion, a friend, dangerous land-fall, arrive Bombay -- 18. Interlude ashore, an appendix operation, re-fitting, social engagements, red tape, happy departure -- 19. Two passengers, Malabar Coast, Goa, monasteries and temples, international concord -- 20. Arrive Cannanore, the lost anchor, departure -- 21. Arrive Cochin, depart Cochin, the biggest whale, arrive Colombo -- 22. The Yacht Club, the Yacht California, another hard decision, departure -- 23. The rat, the Doldrums, a dream, the Monsoon breaks at sea, Siamese interlude, arrive Penang -- 24. The Gurkha Officer's Club, the Home Guard, the cost of living, the Malay girl -- 25. The Malacca Strait, night entry into Singapore, social engagements, departure -- 26. Planning problems, a sea of islands, the danger of rum, under armed arrest, mine-field, arrive Surabaya, the Coronation Ball -- 27. Dutch hospitality, a spoilt child, political thoughts, departure -- 28. Bali -- 29. The South-East Trades, Sheila springs a leak, emergency rationing, a dirty bottom, Communism, a hard decision -- 30. Belief, help from Kwan Yin, the condensing plant, the problem of fire, ships passed, the last sunset, underwater landing -- 31. Illegal entry, "You're in Australia now", move to Geraldton, the use of Christian names -- 32. In the slaughter-house, the fencing contract, the shearing shed, on the wharf, social life, a harbour bar -- 33. Departure for Fremantle, the return, builder's labourer in the North-west, a 400,000 acre sheep station, hospital -- 34. Cray-fishing, wrecked, out of a job -- 35. The Trimmerwheel, a girl, an offer for Sheila, departure from Geraldton -- 36. Arrive Fremantle, the Yacht Club, more cray-fishing, an unlucky ship -- 37. Perth, the payment of bills, the clean handkerchief -- 38. Departure Fremantle, planning, the Roaring Forties, a ship passed, Bass Strait, Refuge Cove -- 39. Dismal weather, the drake, meditation, departure -- 40. Adverse winds, emergency ration scale, the cyclone, land-fall, the handkerchief, the Westport Bar, home.