The Black Crow sailed into Victoria Harbor in the early morning hours. None of the men were prepared for the number of ships or the traffic they saw. Ships of every size and shape, from countries they had never heard of… the color… the noise…!
Crow stood with the captain and Earl, while those crewmembers not needed to bring the ship to anchor, crowded the bow, pointing like schoolboys at a parade. When the ship was in position, the order was sounded to drop anchor. All hands turned-to to secure the ship.
“Mr. Crow,” said Captain Bodkins, “I"ll ready a boat to take you ashore. I need to stay here until the Hong Kong officials have come aboard and we"ve done our paperwork.”
“Very well, I"ll take Earl, Virgil, McCauley, and James with me. I"ll arrange for you to stay with us once you get t
