THURS. 21 MAY 1953 TOP CAMP. ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY - AND NIGHT. HAVE JUST COME IN FROM NACKING S. ALONG EDGE OF THE MOSSY FOREST. GOROPU RANGE CLEARLY VISIBLE IN MOONLIGHT. HEARD WALLABY 40-50 FEET AWAY IN SCRUB. THIS A.M. WE HAD 11 RATTUS OF 2 SPECIES IN TRAPS (N.D. 4; LL. 2; T. 3; D. 2) - 1 NEW SPECIES TRAPPED IN EDGE OF SCRUB + OUT IN GRASS. DAVID, NIKO + KEN CUT TRAIL TO RIVER 1500' BELOW US TO THE S. FINALLY STOPPED BY 300' DROP TO THE RIVER. BROUGHT BACK SOME INTERESTING PLANT SPECIMENS. LIK-LIK + TISILELE WORKED WITH ME MOST OF DAY ON OUR SPECIMENS. A QUIET DAY IN CAMP. BOYS WERE PUTTING BARK AROUND THE COOK SHED. LEN WORKED CLOSE TO CAMP COLLECTING. GEOFF HAD HIS LIGHT IN THE EDGE OF THE SCRUB - NOTHING. HE IS DISGUSTED WITH COLLECTING UP HERE. THE IMPORTANT INSECTS AT THIS CAMP ARE ALL SMALL. + G. HAS HAD NO EXPERIENCE WITH THESE - BUT HE HAS FOUR MORE WEEKS TO LEARN. WE ARE SCHEDULED TO LEAVE HERE FOR MIDDLE CAMP ON JUNE 22. 3 WEEKS AT MIDDLE CAMP, 2 WEEKS AT BOTTOM + 6 WEEKS IN AND NEAR BINIGUNI - THEN A WEEK OR SO COLLECTING ON WAY BACK TO SAMARAI, ARRIVING THERE ABOUT 3RD WEEK OF SEPTEMBER. KEN HAS JUST GONE TO BED WITH 4 SHIRTS, 4 PRS. OF SOCKS, MY PARKA HOOD, 3 BLANKETS + HIS NUNGLE SUIT. 10: P.M. HOPE I SLEEP WARM TOO.