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Harlow, C.D.
1965
March 3
Journal
Janus Island
Max and I both still have a number of
bad coral infections on our feet and legs. Some of
the soreness is slowly going out of mine but they are
beginning to heal from the bottom up. I have also
been having some trouble with the lymph glands in
my groin. This is nothing new, however, since on every
Trip, once I acquired some coral infections, the same thing
has happened. My infections this time have been
more painful, extensive and slower healing than previous
trips. I have just about reached the point from
which I'll be awfully damned glad when this trip is over.
I'm getting tired of sore feet, sore legs and sore
groin because all combine to make life miserable.
Aside from walking around observing and taking
notes there isn't much else to keep me busy during
the daylight hours. Especially since most of us
have our delightful little aches and pains. There are
no troopelands to speak of. The frigates are quite
crossed and very spooky so we're not going to attempt
to wing tag them. Almost no boobies are on the
island during the day and small birds are nonexistent.
The surf is far too rough to look for cootersmates
on this island. So we will almost try to loaf away all day long.
The boat brought Merrill back in at 1300 and went out
with Hoke. Larry didn't look too red hot when they
left. The boat had no trouble at all with the surf.