Descriptions of Rotterdam, Netherlands, and details about preparations to embark on return ship to the United States; details about daily life at sea and a port call in Miami, Florida; using his radio to receive transmissions from nearby stations (Cuba, Pensacola, Mobile, New Orleans); details of arrival in New Orleans, customs inspection, and reuniting with family; also an epilogue with reflections on keeping the diary and comments on economic and political events in Europe during his time there