Pte Ralph Goode (Lilydale), 2^nd Field Ambulance: At Mena Camp, Cairo. From his diary – ‘At daylight what a sight, nothing but sand, not a sign of vegetation anywhere. I’ve heard of the Sahara desert, now I’ve seen it, God help the man who’s ever lost in it. Very hot in middle of day, my eyes are very sore from the glare off the sand. Put in day dragging stores for cook house, very glad when night came when I rolled myself in blankets and slept the sleep of the just. The sand makes a great bed but dew is very heavy and its very cold during the night. Very fair water supply but rather poor ‘tucker’.