121 Near forest: weeds Eschaimum, Pteris, Scaevola, Aylosia, Trema, Sausavia, Gleichenia. 9.15 Second growth Cyathea as Urunu. Gullies full small oaks. One oak Myrmecodia. 9.40 Turned 2200 m. Sandy fallow slopes, grown bushes, Didiscus also. 6. SSW. 10.00 2300 m. enter forest, same ??? and stiff climb ??? 10.20 Stopped sandy clearing ½ acre covered bracken and white rhododendron. Poor low forest sama. Red bell rhododendron and others; Humata and one Phyllocladus. ???????? Lower down much Freycinetia, Vaccinium, Drimys. Poor sandy soil; very thin layer of brown peat. Course SSW. About 12 natives with us. Trees 15 m. and draped in moss. Yellow-green lianea on forest in a saddle ahead and about 100 m. below spread over trees like ???xxxxx 3340 m. 11.00 Continued SSW dropping down long crest of the narrow ridge. Tonight the cultivated valley of Mun and to left another smaller populated valley. xxx Mists, practically/below xxx Mists covered practically all below us. 11.50 Swung down a spur to NW and stopped for lunch on a grassy point commanding a fine view N-ENE over G. V. Very extreme green (swamp areas) down in valley in far side rivers also up Mun. This point our 8.30 stopping place. Must replace our steps a little to regain crest of ridge. Alt. now 2300 M. 1.15 Back up ridge 1.18 Junction tracks (WSW) then path drops down to slopes valley parallel