He did find spiders, beetles, etc. Van came back with over 100 bats of 5 species, all of which we got in the caves last week. They did not go far enough into the cave to come to a land under ground in which the natives believe the choicest bananas, mangos and breadfruit grow. Thursday 4/16/53: Overcast and light showers to about mid-morning. Clear later. Strong southeaster from middle of afternoon through night. Difficult to handle botanical papers, and typewriter paper in the rest-house. Made a five and one half hour trip north along the Nukawa trail. About an hour and ten minutes steady walk to my farthest point, where the track crossed the Arorara River. After leaving the Bakiwa Creek water shed, only two small patches of grassland, the rest continuous rain forest (mostly primary) in the valley of the Arorara River, which empties into Arorara Bay. Crossed numerous small streams on the Arorara side. The Arorara itself entrenched in muddy banks about fifteen feet high; the stream about 30 ft. wide, and running a foot deep in shallows between deeper places. The Banapa people have a few gardens in the forest, mostly on the slopes, which are more or less rocky, (limestone of some sort). Extensive rich looking aluvial lands along the river. Kleinhovia hospita a prominent tree and reaching large size in forests of both river plain and ridges. Most characteristic of the larger canopy trees a Fiptadenia ? with broad crown of lacy leaves and clean straight trunk, and Barringtonia sp. Palms of two pinnate small species. (Collected at Manapi) very abundant in undergrowth. Myrmecodia and Hydnophytum, also a sterile Dischidia, common as fleshy epiphytes in the tree tops. Collecting poor, few plants in flower or fruit. Was visited in the afternoon by ADO Groves and Lance Atkinson skipper of the "Managuma". Groves instructed by Realy to see how we are getting along. Pleasant fellow, alert and decisive. Will inform Realy of the uncertainty of the broken-down Ruru being able to take us to Baiawa in a couple of weeks time, and suggest that the Managuma be put at our disposal. A radiogram saying that Dr. Hoogland would arrive at Baniara this afternoon on the "Maniara". Don't know who sent the message, or why Womersley is not coming to join us. Friday 4/17.53: Overcast in early morning in the field, then bright sun and calm air until about 10 AM. Strong southeaster rest of day and into night (now 8:30 ). Haze obscured the mountains south pf Goodenough Bay most of the day. Expecting Hoogland, I spent a short morning in the field, re- examining the rain forest gully immediately behind camp up to about the 250-ft. level. Collected 16 species (not one of them in both flower and fruit.) About one o'clock Hoogland turned up from Baniara, walking behind three jailbird carriers and a policeman. Tall, clean cut blonde, bespectacled, and wearing shorts. Brought a [illegible] camp cot and food. No collecting gear. No boy. I had a tent rigged for him yesterday.