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26-31 October, 1921 – Cape Verde Islands
Wednesday 26 October, 1921 In the afternoon, Quest arrives at St Vincent, Cape Verde Islands and sets about coaling. Wilkins writes to his mother: “Owing to the ship being so much out of repair there is so much to do that it leaves us very little time for letter writing. We called at Madeira last…
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20-25 October, 1921
Thursday 20 October, 1921 Quest’s engines are knocking badly again. There is much debate as to what to do. Friday 21 October, 1921 8 am: Quest is passed by the Royal Mail ship RMSP Araguaya, a few hundred miles south of Madeira Wilkins writes in his diary: “The Boss came along and said that he…
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1-7 October, 1921
Saturday 1 October, 1921 With a gale getting up, Quest lays up with the engines stopped, but they are soon restarted to better ride the storm. Lysaght writes in his diary: “The seas were now mountainous and the biggest I had ever seen in either large or small vessels. The ship was riding them like…
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Plymouth, 23 September, 1921
Friday 23 September, 1921 Quest arrives at Plymouth and slowly crosses the Sound, pausing at Drake Island. She eventually ties up at the West Wharf of the Great Western Millbay Docks. 3.00 pm: Shackleton and John Rowett arrive at Plymouth by the Cornish Riviera Express and head directly to the ship. They are accompanied by…
