Tuesday, 16 March 1937
A fine warm day, rose early and arrived at Aden about 11 o’clock. Aden is a mass of volcanic mountains that rises such a great height above the town, which is very flat, and very poor; just a mass of dark people with very gay coloured clothes, all selling their wares, and one can beat them down a good deal. Went for a car drive out to Aden proper, no white people
Piastios? 2 ½