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with a long stick. We got several
green nuts and opened them
with an old spad I found.
The milk was delicious and
it was a bit of a novelty to
find ourselves in a tropical
jungle eating cocoanut fresh
from the tree. We ate our fill
ashore & brough one each back
on board with us. We waited
in the bay until the convoy
, which consisted of six troops
& one cruiser was completed
& then we weighed anchor.
The six boats were, "Miliades" [Miltiades] 28
"Themesticles" [Themistocles], "Medic", "Rauhine" [Ruahine]
"Mokoya" [Makia], Anchises" 68 and the
United States Cruiser "Charleston"
We steamed out of Limon Bay
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