It's still blowing pretty hard this morning, but no sand on the move, thank goodness. I was orderly dog today, and took the exercise at 6 am. Nothing else of importance doing all day. Badcock went for three days leave last night and Kenning returned midday today. We had a small thunderstorm in the middle of the day, but nothing to speak of.
Kitty is going on alright, but I shan't ride her till Monday. I hope after this she will put on some flesh, but it takes the horses some time to get used to the change of food here. For instance, we get no hay, barley instead of oats, and "tibin" and "berseen" which I don't suppose any of them have had before. Their coats are beginning to come through well now, though many of them are still very odd sandy colours.
Elliott went out at 4:30 this morning and caught us a very nice grey mullet in the canal, just over a pound and a half. He went out again this evening and got a bass, about three quarters of a pound, and a fairly large crab. We ate the fish for mess tonight and they were very good.
The crab has been cooked, but we're still a bit suspicious of him.
From the 14th, shorts were allowed to be worn and officers and men appeared on all parades in shirt sleeves.