T2020.102.479

Ft. Kamehameha Dec. 28, 1921

Dear friend:

Received your interesting letter while away on a trip with the company. We were supposed to do some observing for the 5.5.th Artillary, [Artillery], but it rained most of the time. Therefore, our mission was a failure. Broke camp about four oclock in the evening and took us until the next evening to get back, (30 miles). On the whole trip, we were gone fifty four hours and got two hours

sleep during the trip.

Since writing you last, I have been on a ten day vacation to the island of Hawaii. Saw the volcano and many other interesting sights. The volcano, one of the most interesting sights I have ever seen, is called, "The Pit of Everlasting Fire." It is a large pit several hundred feet deep and, at the bottom, are small pits where sulphur and hot lava is burning all the time.

Christmas treated me very good this year. Besides the three gifts I received from home and friends, a very good dinner was served in the Company, but the weather wasn't as beautiful as in the past as this is the rainy season of the year, so it rained most of the day.

I have now been transferred and belong to Balloon Co No 21 as all men going to school away from their company were transferred.

Don't worry yourself that I can't read your letter. I won't say anything if you make them longer. Always like to get long letters but

some way can't get the habit of writing them, probably am a little selfish.

As we have now been separated, I don't get to see Dale very often. I suppose he is still happy as he always is. Nothing seems to worry him and always is joking.

Tomorrow is an inspection, so I must bring the letter to an, [send and clean?], what -- ?

As ever a friend,

Carl Albers