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18^^ (Tuesday). 
[October 1955] 
17th Oct [1955] - Monday - I flew for the day to Melbourne for Uncle Geoff's funeral 
and had an atrocious trip back 
where I was as sick as a cat! 
We left Hobart and set 
off north - east past Cambridge Airfield 
passed through Sorro l Sorrell and then 
made east and south to Dunally, the 
narrow isthmus connecting the Forestier 
Peninsular. Across that peninsular 
to Eaglehawk Neck where we had lunch 
by the Tasman Arch. From that part 
of the coast, there is, stretching south 
a large bay which was packed with 
MUTTON BIRDS. Dark masses of them 
were flowing in all directions as the 
afternoon ruffled the sea, as well as 
a huge and steady stream making 
north off the coast. Then on to 
the Arthur Hotel at Port Arthur, where 
we spent the rest of the afternoon 
walking round the ruins. In the 
evening there was a meeting at which 
