Mosman 1914-1918

"Miliades" A28 at 7am Pulled out of the Bay off Garden Field. Weighed anchor & started at 1.45pm. Got sick about 4 miles off Heads. Friday Saw 4 Waterspouts in the afternoon. Sick until Monday morning. Got (6th Aug) right about dinner time. Land sighted during the afternoon. Purple mountains with snow capped peaks in the background (New Zealand) Tuesday morning. Sailed in between two big heads. Reefs running out from shore. High hills stretching all around. Dropped anchor off Wellington