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air, also at Chumbi Island, and another place up 

 the coast, Mangapwani, to which one has to go in 

 a little steamer. 



Prison Island is quite nice ; we went over to 

 spend the day with some young fellows seeking 

 health, and my husband sailed us (that is Mark and 

 I) over there. I feared being sea-sick, and some 

 other friends who had gone in a launch, and wanted 

 me to forsake my husband and go with them, 

 waited anxiously to see the colour of my complexion 

 when we arrived. The sea was clear but rather 

 rough, the wind insisted on us taking a long round 

 to make the island, and the sun blazed down on 

 us, but I was not the victim, poor INIark succumbed ; 

 he was hopelessly overcome and willing to die, 

 chiefly from the heat at the bottom of the boat, I 

 fancy. I threw him overboard to recover before 

 we landed. 



The first thing to be noticed on stepping ashore 

 was a board with the notice **No dogs allowed," 

 why, I do not know, but it was a little late to warn 

 one. Prison Island is used as a quarantine station 

 at times of epidemics. We found it dreadfully hot 

 in the inside of the island and everywhere but on 

 the wind-swept shore. All the same, with plenty of 

 books a few days can most happily and refreshingly 

 be spent there, and there is excellent bathing to be 

 had. 



Other islands are to be seen off the west coast 



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