We arrived off the Southern coast of Mozambique on Sept 13, 1944 after 29 days at sea and covering 9,300 KM. No planes, but alas no ships either. The news is all terrible. Romainia has defected, Finland has surrendered, Paris has fallen as well as all of our French sub pens. U-Boats are sinking daily it seems and many have scuttled in port to prevent capture. We even got news that the U-129 was scuttled! Well I assure you we are alive and ready for the fight.
The weather has been bad these last 4 days, so we will patrol northwards up the Mozambique Channel before we head South to the Cape of Good Hope.
Morale is high despite everything.