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Aleister Crowley Diary Entry Wednesday, 29 January 1902
Arrived Prome [Burma]. S.S. Amherst to Thayetmyo[1] [Burma]. Dak Bungalow. Bad service. Bandobast to start at 6 A.M. for Mindon[2] [Burma].
Advanced Rs. 5. to Peter.[3]
A. Kaveem Khan agrees to supply three carts at Government rate "and a little extra" i.e. a tip.
1—Thayet is a city in That District of Magway Region in central Burma (now Myanmar). It is a port on the western bank of the Irrawaddy River, between Prome and Magway. 2—Mindon is the capital of Mindon Township of Thayet District in the Magway Region of Burma (now Myanmar). 3—A Madrassee boy engaged by Crowley for the trip.
On Wednesday morning we arrived at Prome, and immediately went on board the Steam ferry Amherst. It is a five hours’ journey to Thayetmyo, where we arrived in the heat of the day, after a very pleasant journey, thanks partly to the beauty of the scenery, but perhaps more to the geniality of the Captain. We got three Bullock carts for our transport, and started the next morning, stopping at Natha for lunch after a pleasant journey of ten miles. After lunch, however we next went to Kyoukgyi.
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