Gurakor Van and I both had a good bit of work to do on specimens this morning and we did not get away from the Oomsis camp until 9:40 for the 23-mile drive up the lower mountains to Gurakor at approximately 2200 feet (2150 at 11 am, 2300 at 7 pm). We are in the comfortable spare house of the Lutheran Mission. A timber house well built, with galvanized iron, ceiled roof, screened windows, and in the windows louvres in which the slate are of some kind of plastic board. Head of the Mission and our host is the Rev. George Horrolt, a stockily built, active looking German of late middle age who has been in the country since 1924. Have yet to meet Mrs. Horrolt. They have been away in the Wau area for several days and returned only this afternoon. She is down with a headache. Horrolt took part in the opening of the Mt. Hagen area for mission work in 1934, when he walked 4 weeks from Lae to reach the Mt. Hagen area. He also pioneered in the Kukukuku country. Speaks very good English, with an accent; also several native languages and pidgin english. Seems truly glad to have us here. We arrived some hours before the return of the Horrolts. Parked at the road camp 1/2-mile down the slopes on the main road, ate lunch out of our tucker box, and later fraternized with Jim Sullivan and Jack [illegible] of the roads department when they got in for their lunch. Said fraternization consisted largely of beer. The frig was well stocked with bottles of the Lae brew, and fifteen x 2 doz. cartons were stacked against the walls. Got from Jim rainfall records for his camp for 1953-1958. Have not had time to average them out, but am told that the fall is a bit over 100 inches. May, on average, is the first month of good weather after the NW monsoon. Temperature in the living room of the road camp at noon was 77F. While awaiting the arrival of the Horrolts, and the key of the house they had offered us, I went down to the Wampit River, 200-300 feet below the road by a rather steep path. A distinct floristic change from the Oomsis locality, but the slopes I saw was mainly second growths. Collected, however, about 15 numbers new for the trip. These included what I think is my first gathering of Equisetum in New Guinea. A few plants grew on the upper flood banks of the Wampit. Have given John a good trial at the simple supply of the camp as it is now. He seems unable to think ahead. We left Oomsis this morning with the intention, planned about the middle of last week, of staying bush until the end of the month without replenishment of main lines of stores. Found on checking last night that we have supplies of some staples for only about 12 days. John spent Friday in Lae to do the buying. For the past two trips I have been obliged to carry the organizing part of the supplies and transport man. I suppose I can do it again. Tuesday, May 5. A good bit of cloud today, but generally bright, and no rain. Black mist clouds about 1000 feet above us in late afternoon. Temperature this morning early was 70F in the house, the maximum noted about noon was 80F. Have decided to call the elevation of camp 640 m. (plus 2100 ft.) With a small boy named Mari given me as a guide by the Mission, I worked along the bottom of the deep and steep ravine of Gurakor Creek to about 1/2 mile above the Mission. Ravine narrow and very rocky. Big boulders of a rock akin to granite. Moist, shady conditions. Many mountain plants, including 2 Grammitis spp. which I would not have expected below about 4000 feet. Numerous genera