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On Board
Bernadine left St. Pierro
April, 8, 1929
Lat 12° 22' N
Long. 44° 12' E
Distance from Djibouti
80 miles 53 to Aden
Left Djibouti at 6 hrs
Arrived in Aden between
16-17 hrs. We took on
Tadji for the 2d tanks or
reservoirs for catching its
rain water. They are near
in a large crater (extent)
near a large town they were
very interesting but they are
all dry, don't had not
rained for over a year the
natives couldn't agree
on how long since it last,
but we must have been
welcome guests as it clouded
up soon as we arrived and
from the looked it rained on
the highest peaks.