Dec 11 LEAMINGTON

  1. Fine morning. We go out about 10.30am. Visit pay office & see HESSING, then on to Budbrooks across the common. Arrive there 12.0 noon see SM KEAY, CSM HOBBS, LANGSTON, BM HARTMAN, Sgnt MEAL & several others, have dinner there & a very good time. Leave about 3.0pm visit Emma at Wk stay there till about 4.30pm then on to Alice at Pay Office & from there to Lizzies arrive home about 7.30pm very good day.

Dec 10 HOME

Fine morning very cold. We leave Easton 9.8 for Leam [Leamington] get two concession tickets, leave Weymouth 10.3am change Winchester, Basingstoke & Reading. Have a good meal at Basingstoke & see CSM SAWYER RB arrive Leam 7.8pm Mother & Alice to meet us. Spend quiet evening.

Dec 4

I have a sleep for a couple of hours get up on deck about 4.0am & watch the boat enter the Solent. Very slow getting in & berth about 8.15am. Walk to SHampton West & catch the train at 9.36am arrive Weymouth about 12.30pm Mama meets me & we get home about 1.30pm. Have a nice time & clean up.     R.R.