tent in to be my tent radio shack and sleeping quarters. It is not complete as yet so we are sleeping on the wet ground with a large tarp between us. This afternoon Ruth and I took a look about the region to the south and east of camp, just a beautiful stretch joining "paradise" for Bruce. We have been living meal out on the Baba and tonight stopped the works when Miss prepared corned beef that really didn't taste like that corned beef at all. It was nicely 0f. At 2:30 it began to rain Cap Tank returning from the Baba though what seem to me a particularly heavy squall just meant for us. It is now quite after 8:00 and still raining but I am warm tucked in bed so good night. July 20 Kahlbama Lake, Netherlands New Guinea After the 6:30 radio contact we went aboard the Baba for breakfast and a good one it was. Another Rodgers Brown culinary triumphs. After breakfast we (Ruth and myself) returned to camp and left the glue crew aboard making preparations for this return. At about 8:00 the Baba left through the haze covering the lake my disappointment around a point. Off the next summit it was in the air above the hills south of camp heading toward the base. Another successful attempt at take off. It could hardly be called an attempt when waited the apparent 25 days I tried to take off. Our days work today consisted of completing the construction of my sleeping tent. Yesterday we pitched the tent itself and today we part in the floor. It consisted in getting six uprights to get the floor off the ground 18th 20 inch three stringers, as added feet of fibrous poles, and a thatch (4'6") met 1 (of 3/8) rope line. Our work was broken this morning by a series of coyote like barks. Shortly afterwards we saw a man and a boy coming across a grassy clearing across the lake to the west. They are now walking down the trail where passes along the