Friday March 17 ???
This side of it, I can't imagine anything more like hell! I had to go out & put in the nailing??? pegs of my tent which some genius had ommited to do. The beastly stuff swirled up into my eyes & nose & mouth & one had to hit almost blindly. The state of the tent inside would have given a housewife fits. Pillow sheets, blankets, clothes, migs??, every mortal thing covered with it and turned khaki colour. Still it soon began to rain & then we had peace again & slept.
Saturday March 18
Work much as yesterday. We went out to the hills and did more clambering??? I tried getting mules up this morning. They go up very well though they take rather long getting down. I almost think it is best to carry guns up.
Sunday March19
Veterinary Inspection of all our horses & mules asinfo??? this morning, owing a Ringworm suspect. I went up with them. I tried??