Thursday, January 5, 1939. Rather clearer weather: no rain: river fell about 1 inch. Final preparations made for tomorrow's departure: and most of day spent in rest. Friday, January 6, 1939. Plane flew in to Idenburg, completing a series of five freighting flights (beginning December 31, 1938) with food to supply the party until April. Teerink returned from Hollandia. Teerink was to have flown to Makassar in the Guba on a flight to pick up radio parts (about 7000 lbs. in the consignment): but that trip is now postponed indefinitely. Starting most of the carriers off at 6 AM, we left Bernhard Camp an hour later on the first stage of the inland trip. Part: Van Arcken, Rand, Toxopeus, Richardson, Brass, Versteegh, Max, Cornelius, Marcus, 7 Dyak collectors, 10 soldiers under one European and one native sergeant, Dyak and convict carriers and cooks totalling over 70 men in all. Travelled by canoe to the foot of the hills--the plains being under water. A steep, hot climb brought us to the crest of the first ridge at 840 m. from which we dropped down to "Araucaria Creek" (790 m.) and lunched at an old camp of van Arcken's at 11.10 AM. Left the lunch camp at 12.10 and reached a previously established camp at 1170 m. at 2 PM. Forest from 800 to 900 m. dominated by Agathis, the first I have seen in New Guinea. Did not see the sun until after 4 PM: much of the march in mist: a hard day for the carriers.