[Journal] March 6-November 22, 1933
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Stuffed to deliver small, pay our request and we were given a cup of coffee for our trouble. After leaving Mapulu we caught the carriers in forty minute. Rand stayed with them while Adamson & I went a head & caught the mules in another hr just as they were pulling in to Bella violet. May 4, 1933 From Belavista we could see from two pr along our route with smoke from Mondo the end of the days march four hrs off. This time it was Billy that went down the cliff so that we did not catch its spates. Adamson & I left the mail at five one and had a long talk we found out that Randal Hamkins had spent 2 weeks touring Brown Brothers Jeandron we got the key to their rest house of Mawe & Tapa. We got in at Mondo after a rather hot uphill slog just as the mules and the last of the carriers Rand had proceeded us in and was calmly sacking a rum crate. May 5, 1933 Start of Mondo to redly the carriers & get some more to take the loads from Belly & Kagabuye who were to foot sort to go farther. In the afternoon we played Cricket until the rain mist drove us in. May 6, 1933 We had a long uninvigull climb of 6 hrs. The last 2 hrs in rain which caused us to arrive at in its small guest cold & shivering. Middleton had come along with us as he is goin on a patrol down the Orange Valley. This was our highest camp. May 7, 1933 We had a easy three to four hours down hill all the way Rand Middleton & I were ahead with the mountain porters to pick a camp but could not set where it was Orange. Where we were invited to stay at the mission station by Mr Walter Duby, Who is most hospitable.