'63 Jan. 19 is here. Saw ant hills. How can the ants tolerate the waterlogged ground. Must f the hills were higher than the surrounding surfaces and perhaps the burrows to not go deep. Saw a red dragonfly about 1 ½" long, resembling those seen in Calif., a lizard tracks or elevated areas f fine white sand, the skeleton f a cancer crab 4" wide. I'm told there are sand dunes in the area. Saw several clumps of salicornia (?) Spent evening in the Tinker palace-like residence (2 stories high). This area is the "Belair" of Karachi. Industrialists, businessmen, politicians, etc. have homes here. One industrialist put up gaudy tent and lights for his son's wedding. It must have cost thousands f rupees and there whole thing lasted only 2 hrs. The president (Kahn) attended. The Tinkers showed my slides f their trip to Alaska - Wilmington, Delaware & Anchorage, by private plane - they both fly and their oldest boy is also a good pilot. [Tonight's the University trip - the country site suggests New Mexico or Arizona. The big mill used was]