4:00 r put new moss in paper at once, to avoid having nothing but adobe bricks in plastic bags. Had always given up hope of arrival of plane when about 9:30 the hotel manager came up to tell us that the group had arrived, but that for lack of hotel space, they were being quartered in the Roman Catholic hostel for students. With strong north wind, the plane evidently had down around to S. end of runway or did not go over Irawith. Murphy & Alderfer with Dick Holmes & Jack Fieldt back about 10:00, so we went to pub & drank beer until about 12:30 - closing time.