January 19th 1940

Three days leave started. Jana and I stayed at Bucklands Hotel. Went out to dinner with the C.O. and then to a dance at Abingdon Mess. Not a very bright show ( Got a little tiddled and apparently told the C.O. what I thought of him, according to Jana. I don't remember this!) F/O Amie Philipsen, wife and child arrived to stay at the Bucklands. The Thames was frozen over completely in places and we actually walked right across on the ice. Still freezing, snowing and generally pretty cold.