August 7, 1944 - Moved anchorage closer to mouth of harbor. On the shore is some native huts and a pretty little church; probably some missionary’s church. Mariners are landing and taking off close to us.

June 25, 1944 - Morning-Docked in Cristobal. We are close to the seaplane dock where the Marniers and Coranadas are landing and taking off. There are a couple of subs here you can just see the black tops of them sticking out of the water. There is a lot of coconut trees and it really looks like a tropical country. Going through Gatun Locks at noon. It is really an experience; it seems funny to go over a hill in a ship, but that’s what you do. They get two LST’s in a lock at a time. Evening-Anchored in Gatun Lake above the dock.