THURS. 28 MAY 1953 TOP CAMP (ELEV. REVISED TO 2230 M. FROM 2300 M). THIS WAS OUR HIGH DAY FOR SHOT & TRAPPED SPECIMENS; 11 RATTUS (GRAY BELLY); 2 RATTUS (WHITE B.); 1 POGONOMYS (WITH THE LAST 14 MM. OF HIS TAIL DORSALLY PREHENSILE!); 3 MELOMYS; 1 UROMYS; 1 WALLABY; 1 PHALANGER. TOTAL 20. DAVID'S LINE IN THE SCRUB ON THE TRACK IS FULL OF RODENTS. STILL DON'T KNOW WHERE LIM LIM TRAPPED HIS POGONOMYS (STILL ALIVE WHEN HE BROUGHT IT IN - TAIL 3-); I MUST GO WITH HIM TOMORROW SO I CAN GET AN IDEA OF HABITAT. I COLLECTED PARASITES FROM THE WALLABY, UROMYS + PHALANGER. BOYS SKINNED FAST & WELL. LAST ONE READY FOR FILLING AT 11 P.M. MADE UP SKINS ALL AFTERNOON. PINNED THEM OUT AFTER DINNER TONIGHT. ALL COMPLETE EXCEPT FILLING UROMYS. WORKED ON NOTEBOOK. A LONG DAY. ANOTHER CABLE FOR LEN CAME BY POLICE RUNNER FROM BANIARA (3 DAYS TO CAMP - VERY FAST TIME). MARIE MUCH BETTER. LOOKS AS IF LEN WILL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE EXPEDITION WITH US. HE WAS TO HAVE LEFT TOMORROW. RUNNER RETURNS TOMORROW WITH CABLE REPLY + MAIL. UNEXPECTED CHANCE AS USUAL. WROTE KAY SHORT NOTE (+ DIARY PP. 115-118). KIM (OUR 1ST COOK) SICK TODAY. LOSIMA TOOK OVER & WE HAD THE BEST BAKED BREAD YET! CHEESE + STRAWBERRY JAM WITH IT. WE HAVE AN AUSTRALIAN HAM WITH US & WE HAVE A SLICE EVERY DAY OR TWO. EXCELLENT. TIMMY PICKED UP A NEW KIND OF FROG WHILE CHOPPING WOOD IN CAMP. FULL MOON TONIGHT. CLOUDS OF EARLY EVENING HAVE CLEARED.