First year at the Cape

Carl Olsen has written a detailed account of his experiences in his first year at Cape St. James. Here is the table of contents. I will publish excerpts from his book in the coming weeks.

1. My Meteorology career begins p. 1

2. I get the news p. 2

3. Voyage to the Cape p. 4

4. Arrival at the Cape p. 5

5. The Station routine p. 10

6. A busy month p. 12

7. My Crew complete p. 15

8. The Fall of ’68 p. 17

9. Going out on leave p. 18

10. Christmas at the Cape p. 22

11. A New Year and a cold winter p. 23

12. The Bull Harbour gang p. 25

13. Coming of Spring p. 26

14. My last month p. 28

15. My “Liberation” p. 29