27 Oct 65 : Poor Jim and the Aussie flies : Melbourne, Australia

'We popped into a few of the pubs. These have all the atmosphere of an English pub, but look like public lavatories!!'

16 Oct 65 : The days are long : Cap Finisterre, Pacific Ocean

'It gets very tedious at sea, and I can't understand why anyone would want to make a career of it...'

14 Oct 65 : Special moments on board : Cap Finisterre, Pacific Ocean

'Something strange is happening today. Today is Thursday 14th and tomorrow is Saturday 16th!'

10 Oct 65 : Paradise, bliss – and drunken legionnaires : Tahiti

'Tahiti has just slipped over the horizon and I think this is one of the biggest regrets of my life, for I shall probably never see it again...'

7 Oct 65 : Sailing to Tahiti : Cap Finisterre, Pacific Ocean

'Had a very bad day yesterday. The chief steward went on a 'blinder' and was blind drunk all day...'

29 Sept 65 : On board with life’s runaways : Cap Finisterre, Pacific Ocean

'The crew are a motley bunch - scruffy as anything and usually drunk, but very likeable and helpful...'

19 Sept 65 : Theme park thrills : Disneyland, California

'Had a great day yesterday. We went to Disneyland which I'm sure you have heard of...'

16 Sept 65 : Short and sweet : San Diego, California

'I have decided that San Diego (and its suburbs) is by far the best place in the States...'

3 Sept 65 : Soon we’ll be sailors : San Francisco, California

'It was all settled, with one provision, that the Captain had to approve of us, and as the ship was in San Francisco docks we were asked to go on board and see the captain...

26 Aug 65 : Scenery and thick fog : Monterey, California

'We were able to see quite a bit of scenery - before the infamous Californian fog took over, and blotted everything out!!'