26-31 October, 1921 – Cape Verde Islands
Wednesday 26 October, 1921
In the afternoon, Quest arrives at St Vincent, Cape Verde Islands and sets about coaling.
Wilkins writes to his mother: “Owing to the ship
20-25 October, 1921
Thursday 20 October, 1921
Quest’s engines are knocking badly again. There is much debate as to what to do.
Friday 21 October, 1921
8 am: Quest is passed by the Royal Mail ship RMSP Araguaya, a few hundred miles
1-7 October, 1921
Saturday 1 October, 1921
With a gale getting up, Quest lays up with the engines stopped, but they are soon restarted to better ride the storm. Lysaght writes in his diary: “The seas were now mountainous and the biggest I