Diary, April 4-May 31, 1929
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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.