“”So, remembering always that Love knows no time and no space, that hearts united in Love can never part and can never have a separation, keep yourselves always in cheerful disposition and happy in the Love and loving thoughts and work for your ever beloved Baba, for I want you to be always happy, under all conditions.
During the voyage, Baba was feeling very uneasy and his physical health began to fail, and each day he continually stressed the urgency of arriving in India at the earliest possible date. He repeated this again and again as he asked the mandali to check into the various air routes between Hong Kong and India, or any land route that might possibly be quicker. Despite assurances from the mandali that the fastest way to travel was by ship, Baba persisted day after day and repeated that he must reach India as soon as possible.
The winter of 1935 was the coldest it had been in 36 years and Baba was prevented by the severe temperatures from taking his customary walks on deck. For the first few days aboard, Baba went to the gymnasium to ride an electric horse and exercise on a stationary bicycle. His health, though, continued to suffer. He developed pyorrhea and bleeding gums that prevented him from eating or sleeping much. He had to rise every few minutes during the night to spit out the blood and saliva collecting in his mouth. With little to eat — only milk once a day and chicken soup, soft bread and spinach in the evening — and hardly any sleep, Baba became weaker and weaker. Baba had also had persistent chest pains and heart cramps ever since arriving in London over a month ago.
“”During the voyage, he explained to the men mandali, "My condition might develop into paralysis and this is the reason why I want to reach India as soon as possible."
On Friday, 18 January 1935, they arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii at 1:00 P.M. They left the ship and started on foot towards Waikiki Beach, but it was farther than they thought so they took a taxi. Baba had a good walk at the small zoo at Waikiki, before returning to the city by taxi when it started raining hard. They returned to the ship at 7:00 P.M.
Letters from Baba were mailed from Hawaii to his lovers left behind in America.
