The following dawn I descended to utter devastation in the camp. Some of the men were trying to repair and re-erect the tents while others gathered what was salvageable of the supplies. More still were treating those wounded in the attack and it was to this group I first turned my attention.

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We were a sombre party that made way that morning. The losses of the previous day lay heavy on us, especially my godfather who took the whole incident as a personal failing, particularly as he had been unable to capture the karkadann.

Our hearts were lightened when, nearing mid-afternoon, the lookout espied trees on the horizon. We set course toward ( Read more... )

To avoid the worst heat of the day and to travel as far as possible before having to make camp, we remained at Siwa that night and set sail shortly before dawn the following morning. All of the men were Copts so there was no need to pause for prayer and we breakfasted on board the once we were in flight. There was little else to do as we journeyed ( Read more... )

Welcome once more, dear reader. As promised, today I shall begin to count some of my adventures.I shall for the sake of convenience commence with my earliest adventure after the demise of my dear parents. I may not continue in chronological order since the memory is a tricky beast and I may recall events in a different order than that in which ( Read more... )

Welcome again, good reader. This is a brief entry in which I shall conclude the tale of my arrival in this time.

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I have been here for nearly two years now, and having assimilated quite successfully to my new surroundings, I have taken the decision to begin an online journal, which I shall endeavour to update regularly in an attempt to chronicle the most extraordinary events that have occurred to me.*-*At some point I shall relate my adventures from my ( Read more... )

The Journal of Miss Honoria Kincaid