-121- Saturday, October 3, 1953: A change in weather. Mountains very clear, close and dark in early morning; soon clouding over at upper levels. Light showers here in afternoon. Little wind. Packing for the mountain is almost complete. We have called for 57 carriers to move us to Wakonai on Monday. Niko and Liklik left this morning with two carriers to finish clearing ground and rigging tent and fly poles at the top camp on the mountain. Sunday, October 4, 1953: Partly cloudy; light SE wind; calm sea; rather hot and muggy. Allan Ramsden called in on his boat "Kekeri" early in the morning and left before noon. He has put ashore 6 recruiting boys on this part of the island. This may interfere with our arrangements for carriers, though I hardly think so. There is a big population in the area. Ramsden seems to be the most successful recruiter on Goodenough. The price paid by employees is L10 per head for one- year boys. Monday, October 5, 1953: Traveled to Wakonai village (130 m.) on first stage to the mountains with 53 Kalauna and Beli Beli carriers. Van and I left at 6:35, ahead of most of the carriers, and arrived 9:45. Very hot walk. Pelting sun. No breeze. The only shade in rain forest gallery woods on first half of trail. Van ill with a stomach upset which began yesterday (Saturday night). Near col- lapse at times. Route was along the old military road to the south edge of Vivigano airfield, then parallel with right bank of Uiiofea stream up to Wakonai. All road bridges have disappeared. Road surface guttered in places but mostly in good shape and has been used this year by jeeps hauling scrap metal for shipment from Bolu Bolu. Grass over head high on most of the road, but a native foot path follows it. The Kalauna village constable walking with us pointed out sites of former wartime installations; movie theater in forest on Foufo Creek; U.S. headquarters ("where big American boss lived") and bakery on Arikabu River; Angau labor camp on Bilolu Creek, etc. Vivigani airfield now a desolate stretch of grass traversed by the bitumen surfaced main strip and flanked by earthwork revelments on the coast side. A few burned-out motor vehicles the only abandoned equipment to be seen. View of airfield and distant Amphlett Islands from Wakonai resthouse. Resthouse thatched with grass tied in small bundles as is the village of 25-30 houses. Ground in village very rocky; tall old coconut trees. Platforms of loose rock in village each with one or two slabs of rock standing on a slant. First noticed these platforms and monoliths at Beli Beli. No carving on them. Tuesday, October 6, 1953: From Wakonai over the crest of a very steep spur (500 m.) into the valley of the Galuwati River, thence along the southern slopes of the valley to Galuwati Village (640 m.), across the Waciloya tributary of the river, up a steep grassy spur to Taawaka hamlet, and along a precipitous slope to camp at a water-