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Roll 23:5 Looking N.W. toward coconut grove from S.W. center rim.
The south beach is sandy topped with sandstone and coral pebbles.
Reef 50-60 yards wide with moderately heavy surf pounding. Very little drift wood.
Roll 23:6 A fairly large wave breaking on the reef of the S.W. point.
Roll 24:1 Looking N.E. across partly cleared "dry forest", Noni on right, Tournefortia on left, lagoon fringe of coconuts in distance.
Taken from a broken coral ridge about 100 yards inland from beach, intervening space Scaevola.
Roll 24:2 Looking N.W. across lagoon from middle of S. side. The Sesuvium meadow in foreground is over 100 yards wide; a good landing place for airplanes.
On the S.E. side is a fairly dense grove of Tournefortia, Tafono and occasional Buka, festooned in places with Ipomoea vine. Underfoot clear or with low Sida; and the patch surrounded by thicket of Scaevola.
Roll 24:3 Tournefortia tree covered with (white flowers) Ipomoea and a Buka tree in this patch, looking N. from ridge of broken coral about 150 yards from beach.
Roll 24:4 Another stone house ruin, 6' x 12', some of the slabs 3 feet high, all over one foot, filled inside by broken coral. Near S.E. point, looking S.E.
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Wonderful surf on S.E. curve; beach high, steep, made up of sand and broken coral, reef 80-100 yards wide, edge rough with heavy surf breaking.
S.E. point marked by stone monument surmounted by ↑ beacon.
Roll 24:5 Beacon and surf, S.E. point, taken from top of Tournefortia tree, about 10 feet above ground, and 28 feet above sea level. Coral flat about 50 yards wide.
Climbed to top of S.E. beacon and took:-
Roll 24:6 Looking N.N.W. toward swamp, lake and coconut grove. Height of camera 15 feet above ground, 30-35 above sea level. Trees between here and marsh small, open. Strip of broken coral crossed by several old ala-nuis and two modern trails, one of which I followed N. About 150 yards from beach to small brackish pool and arm of main pond is 50 yards beyond.
Roll 25:1 Looking N.W. across main pool, which fills greater part of S.E. end of island.
Caught pale Chironomid on coconut leaves.