Sat. 30 May 1953 Top Camp: Our first day of real rain. Clouds low and a real downpour now + again. My work kept me out of the wet in the A.M. And this afternoon I have spent in the tent reading + writing. 7 specimens: my ringtail, 1 Melo- mys, 1 white-bellied Rattus + 1 gray-b. Rattus (all in David's trap line). The rest of us drew a blank. Had Isilele put his traps along edge of forest. All finished except filling possum before lunch. Len went off for the day to botanize the Kwagiu River. Back about 4 P.M. - soaked. Geoff + I had a fine lunch: ham + sausage, onions in gravy, peas, hot rolls, cheese, jam, tea. David + Lih-Lik cut new trail in forest this p.m. May be too wet for hacking tonight. It has warmed a little but a cold damp has settled in camp. Birds very active in flowering trees today. Memorial Day at home. I wonder if the M.G.C. pool is to be opened today? 9:1 P.M. And it is pouring! During dinner the moths + other insects came down on us + Geoff put up 2 light traps - one in each tent. His best harvest at this camp. This material should be new + important. Wrote Brownie a letter tonight with news to pass on to the Urner Club + Montclair B.C. Temperature very moderate tonight. My tent is well- trenched so I am still dry. The expensive Egyptian tent cloth seems to be waterproof. It is good to have a tent of my own so I can spread out. Think I'll go to bed + read now. Hope you had a lovely day, darling! Good night. Rice pudding for dinner tonight.