had a vertical 2-foot opening and a chamber big enough to stand in, opening partly occluded by shrubbery, but no data, birds, or droppings. Found 3 other shallow caves along the shore, each with a hammer-meat (one with eggs). Plan to go back tonight. Set about 40 traps along the rocky-breezy coast, and 4 small steel traps - all baited with mouse meat. Evening calm & clear with stars, 1/4 moon. Great numbers of zonalichia onto specimens. Have also seen ants of 2 sizes on several occasions around the dunes (up to 13,000ft.) jacklighting from 8 to 11 to the sea cave and back; zero no mammals but didn't do much poking along stone walls. The chapel of the virgin was spooky in its moonlight. See Humphris species account. Night almost balmy, temp at 11 p.m. 6 1/2° Jan. 2 Gorgeous day, sunny. My trap line with only 2 chiveamps and about 6 Abidon. Ants in the mid-rocky part of the peninsula with many Rhylletia (+8) and Abidon + 1 Chiveamps. May have been many Rhylletia along any two but not attracted by mouse meat bait. Left about 3 p.m. Despite great beauty of the stone houses + fences and the chapel of Virginia, and the good trapping terrain, couldn't stand the constant frozen storming and the perpetual struggle to prevent trap-stealing. Even so lost about 5-8 museum species. Drove almost to Ponsonby, then turned back to a mild hill about 4 km NW. Camped just above the horse encampment and put out about 16 traps started