Thursday, 18 March 1937
Arrived at Port Sudan at 11 o’clock, took a long time to berth. Crowds of labourers on the wharf, all nationalities, dark men with enormous bush of hair, very curly, very dirty and smelly. Not many white people here, and not much to see. Rowing boats pull you to the town for 1 piasto, 2 ½ return, but we gave them 3 each way. Only take silver with the King’s head on. After walking around the town, hired a car. Went to the desert, and saw all Sudan, very poor place. Plenty of camels, no horses.