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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)