6th & 7th Months JUNE & JULY 1959 30 & 31 Days FAIR WITH SOME HIGH CLOUD. 29 MONDAY 180-185 (109) LAKE AUNDE TO PENGAEL THE DAY OUR BOYS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR! IT HAS BEEN A SCENIC CAMP BUT THE ALTITUDE A BIT TRYING. IT WILL LIVE ON IN OUR PICTURES, LEN LEFT EARLY TO BOTANIZE SLOWLY ON WAY DOWN. JOHN WAS UP WITH CREW OF CARRIERS AT 9:15. HIK LIL + I CLOSED CAMPATIO; P.M. + STARTED DOWN, TAKING PICTURES. LEN WOUND UP WITH 404#S FOR ALPINE + SUBALPINE ZONES — A VERY FINE COLLECTION. REACHED OUR CREEK CAMP AT NOON. CARRIERS ALL HERE. JOHN HAS BUILT A MAGNIFICENT HOUSE PLUS +2 WINDOWS FIREPLACE + CHIMNEY! POLE BEDS. JOHN SHOT 2 PIPISTRELLUS TONIGHT OVER CREEK FAIR IN A.M. SOME RAIN IN P.M. + NITE. 30 TUESDAY 181-184 (110) PENGAEL CREEK (MT.W.) MADE UP JOHN'S 2 PIPISTRELLUS. LATER 2 MARSUPIAL MICE + 1 SYCONYCTERIS TURNED UP WITH SMALL BOYS, HIK LIL + HETANA BUILT PATTAS FOR COLLECTING BOXES + SUPPLY BOX + FOR SPECIMEN TRAYS. FLOOR A BIT WET BUT A FEW SUNNY DAYS WILL DRY IT OUT. 45 TRAPS OUT TONIGHT. JOHN + I CUT A SHORT TRACK IN DIRECTION OF WEST RIDGE ABOVE CAMP (S SIDE OF CREEK). BAT SHOOTING TONIGHT — HIT 1 PIPISTRELLUS. MY TENT IS ON A HIGH FLOOD BANK OF P. CREEK, A GOOD SKIN DRYING SPOT. ALTIMETER 9600' ALL DAY. WE ARE IN A MIXED UP FOREST. IT WILL TAKE LEN A FEW DAYS TO WORK FAIR MOST OF DAY. HIGH CLOUD. 1 July WEDNESDAY 182-183 (11) MT.W. (EAST SLOPES), P.CR. 2 RATTUS + 2 MELOMYS ON TRAPS. BOYS, 2 RATTUS. CUT MORE TRACK TOWARDS RIDGE. TONIGHT TOBRAM + I JACKED THIS TRAIL VERY CAREFULLY. NEITHER SAW NOR HEARD A MAMMAL. QUIET, DRY — A GOOD JACKING NIGHT. BOUGHT A FEW FROGS TODAY FROM SMALL BOYS (4/ STICK OF TOBACO OR SINGLE SHEET OF NEWSPAPER/I). COLLECTED SEVERAL SPECIMENS OF MOSS FOR LEN. ALSO FOUND SOME SCRAMBLING BAMBOO IN FLOWER — 2ND TIME THIS TRIP. LEN SAYS ONE MAY GO WHOLE TRIP WITHOUT FINDING IT. KIM BAKED ANOTHER FINE BATCH OF BREAD. SOME TASTY SCALLIONS FOR LUNCH. WE HAVE: MAIN "LODGE", COOK HOUSE, SMALL HOUSE, BATH ENCLOSURE, BOY HOUSE, CHIMBU GUEST HOUSE + 2 WORK TENTS IN OUR "VILLAGE". LOOKS VERY IMPRESSIVE: SAW A LONG-TAILED ED BIRD OF PARADISE FLY ACROSS CREEK TODAY. DANCING TREE NEARBY. MEN WOULD NOT PERMIT JOHN TO CUT TREE WHEN MAKING CAMP. VERY PARTICULAR ABOUT [illegible]