I went back to sleep - dead tired. Carried my bags to the Race Track at 11:30. We rode on trucks to the docks. Boarded the boat
"Santa Paula," a former Grace luxury liner. And now at 8 PM here I am. We live 12 men in a room on improvised cots. Not much room to move around. But my bed is right next to the only two open port holes so it's not too bad. Tonite we had a grand "civilian" meal. Linen tablecloths, soup cups, soup spoons, grand hunks of beef, cabbage, fresh potatoes, coffee and rice and lemon dessert. Oh boy, oh boy, am I gonna love this trip if the chow keeps up. Slept good all night.