K. Amerman 1964 Marshall Is. - Taongi to Bikar The tents too) and Brinjon finally decided to abandon the effort. If it continued raining nothing could be accomplished and even if it stopped the equipment probably could not be dried out, which meant no sleep for at least three of us who had had but moments of it the night before. Therefore, with no regrets, we departed Taongi Atoll at 1500 on the 13th; ship was underway by 1700. Oct. 14 Arrived off Bikar Atoll 0900. Capt. Knub took the ship in to view the passage, then down past Bikar Island in hopes of finding a closer route in and perhaps an anchorage, again in vain. After nearly 12 hours of sleep I awoke feeling miserable but by afternoon the aches * pains discovered in the soft bed had worn off and I felt quite energetic. Realized that on this trip and even the last to baypan the first needs had become to get clean and warm, rather than to sleep. Left the ship in very calm seas and had an easy passage into the lagoon and to Bikar Island. Camp set up near the center of the NE shore. First coconut palms encountered here. Fosberg says they were planted by Marshallese who formerly made periodic trips here to harvest turtles and birds, always being careful not to still remove too many. Interesting that most