Friday 16th October 1914
A grey cold morning. Reveille was scarcely needed to rouse the men as it being generally known that we were to sail at daybreak everybody was anxious to see the last of N.Z. About 6.30 the Minotaur followed by the Abouki pushed out into the stream and the Maunganui leading the transports followed. Round Seatoun and at every point crowds could be seen and faint cheers reached the transports. We were soon out of the heads and round Terawhiti and the rest of the day was spent in elementary work such as the nature of the deck space allowed. It was a delightfully calm bright day but there were a few cases of sickness. Our first day at sea caused us no regrets.
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