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This continues Aldwyn's story from the previous episode - listen to S4E10 first.

In 1912 Aldwyn took 3 months to travel from Likoma island, Lake Malawi, to Folkestone on a German East Africa steamship, describing plenty of details on board ship. Anyone for a coffin sofa bunk?

After being delayed at Zanzibar Aldwyn writes " I hope this time I am fairly under weigh."

July 1912 - he is finally back in Sydenham, ready to remove antimacassars from armchairs (his pet abomination) and the family are delighted to have him home.

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