Field notes, v580
Page 275
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DeBenedictis 1964 Jan 15 memories & recollections, Mexican trip Dec 21 dinner together, and went to bed. The fellows who went night hunting ate at a motel. The brick house where we got the bats is just south of the hotel on the sand dunes. Dec 22 In the morning John Ralph woke me up to clean up the mess from dinner. A horse had been walking through our garbage, and it was all over. We did finally get most of it up and ate breakfast. I spent most of the morning pichling stuff and and packing, but I did a little collecting. I tried hunting the numerous Cnemidophorus in the hotel garden, but I could only find a few pieces of shell which were not heavy enough. I got none, but hit a few. John and Ted left us with six people, but we have used enough baggage to be quite comfortable, as long as the truck keeps moving. We spent a lot of time at the turtle spot, much of which was wasted. The Matry we saw was sunning on the rocks at the north east side of the bridge to San Blas. When we got near it, it swam into the the river and mangrove swamp, diving when alarmed. From here on we did nothing and it got dark shortly after we got on the main highway. San Blas must be on some sort of an island. As near as I can figure it was something of this nature ----> (cover)