Saturday August 11: No rain in the 24 hours. Wind round to more east than SE. Seas moderate. Went west along the coast a good three miles, to a village near Ehaus. Thomson picked me up in camped and dropped me at his trade store at the mouth of Tauhik Creek. on the outward journey. I walked back along the coast. Rough going on the coral fore-shore. Road in several places skirts the water under cliffs and spray even with a moderate sea and low tide goes over the road. The limestone eroded into miniature fjords only a few feet across, spanned by log bridges. Got enough plants to bring my total for the camp up to 140 numbersand total for the island to 551 (including 28 bryophytes). About 3½ weeks of field work. Mainland local ties would have yielded much more in the time. A couple of Pteropus, 2 macroglossus, 2 Rattus ruber and a big spiny brown rat (first for this camp) taken last night. The three of us and Ian McCollum to Thomson's place for dinner and native dancing. Dancing and singing much influenced by the stifling hand of the Methodist Mission. Our Gosiagos put on the best part of the show. Rather pathetic to see Alex trying to get into the good books of the natives from amongst whom he has taken his woman (a Narian girl). Unless he breaks away soon, his life will be ruined. He does not fit in native company. Father a barrister at Dunedin, New Zealand. Alex had a white wife from whom he was divorcedseveral years ago; she lived with him at Quartz Mountain. Sunday August 12: Another rainless 24 hours. Wind light and variable; mostly from about east. Drying plants and packing insects for shipment to Samarai. Boys collected some good boking seeds of the Bosa of the coral limestone which I will post to Moore at the Bailey Nortorium. Lionel to Bwagoaia with Eric Thomson to meet the Muniara. They carried last night's party to daylight this morning and all through the day. Traps were picked up today. Total mammals for the camp 231 of 17 species. The collection very strong in bats, weak in rodents. Were visited at dusk by the Tongan lady whose husband (now visiting Rossel) is in charge of the Methodist Mission about a mile to the east of us, at Gaibobo. Dignified woman of early middle age; much charm and fineness, Has been on Misima since 1936, with one or more visits to Tonga. Her missionary husband and the native chief clerk of the government office at Bwagoaia administered Misima all through the war after white personnel were evacuated. Sunday August 13: Showery from approximately SE; wind moderate. Alex Thomson, driving the old 1½ ton Dodge truck, and Lionel driving Alex' land Rover, transported us from the Cooktown Creek camp to Bwagoaia, where we arrived at 9:15. Paid 5 pounds for the serviceGear loaded directly on to Eric Ryan's "Titan", on which we are to start for Sudest some time tomorrow. Am leaving with the ADO, Bwagoaia, for forwarding to Samarai, nine herbarium bundles and one carton of plant material, and a black box insects and plant specimens. Rus's specimens do not fill a knockdown box, so he is carrying them on to Sudest. Had lunch with Mr. and Mrs. McLeod. Latter very Australian in accent. Is working on a book dealing with her experiences in New Guinea. (8 years at Kairuku, Mindi and Misima.) A thick Ms which was written two years ago and has yet to be finished. McLeod pretty well drunk on beer which came on yesterday's boat. Misima is seriously a drinking island.