Dear Father and Mother I have found time at last to write you a letter. I am now in Fort George, an old condemned fortress... The daily routine of the Seaforths is 6am the pipers wake you up playing "music". Fight your way to the wash basins, wash yourself and keep an eye on your soap (we buy our own). 7 am 1st parade drill and run until 8. Breakfast. 9.15 2nd parade until 12.30 Dinner 2.0 Route march or drill until 4pm Teas and swim 9.30 in billet 10.00pm pipers play ‘lights out’.