Also 5 Melomys & 3 Rattus, all of which were wet. Had to be dried with sawdust. A good catch for a wet night. Showers, wind & sunshine all day. Ken walked up the mountain from Biniguni (left at 8 a.m. arrived here at noon). Good to have someone cheerful in camp again. Told me that during a heavy rain at Biniguni the test house roof had sprung a leak over my specimen boxes - no damage done. David hacked another Brown-headed Ring-tail tonight (with Pouch Young). Kim baked an apple pie for dinner. Ken took one of Geoff's boys with him today to teach him to look for small insects. More rain tonight. (153) Wed. 1 July 1953 Midday: Camp Lik Lik brought in a wallaby which trapped in his steel set. Rattus & Melomys made up the rest of the catch. More blue sky today - no rain! A few drops tonight. A slow day with specimen preparation taking most of the time. Some good parasites from wallaby. Shot 114 bats tonight - hit 2 but couldn't find one. Will search tomorrow. Had brought in a cuscus alive. It will try to take pictures tomorrow. David also hacked a more Brown-headed Ring-tails tonight one with a good-sized Pouch Young. Rice pudding & apricot rolls for dinner. Ken may go down to Bottom Campsite tomorrow to clear more ground for flies. Let Ken send Rus' letter - got quite thick out of it + plans to write Rus' from Biniguni. (154) Thurs. 2 July 1953 Middle Camp: Found the 2nd bat traps gave 4 Rattus - 1 with heavy ocere wash ventrally. Took pictures of the cuscus in tree. Rain + sun alternated all day + kept me busy taking out & bringing in skins. There is a little green mold on some of the flat skins. Will have to dry over lamp tomorrow. Police runner arrived at noon with an unexpected mail: 2 from Kay, 2 from Mother + 1 from Don Carter (sent tone 17). No hacking tonight. Wrote Mary, Dorothy & Bill, + Tom. Cloudless sky tonight. My eye was off + no bats were shot. Have been drying skins over the lamp while I sit here on my bed writing letters on my lap. Ken left this a.m. for Bottom Camp taking Nito & Jimmy with him to help clear a campsite for our next move down the mountain. Len's boys brought in some very large oak acorns (1 1/4" dia). This is oak forest here - no beech trees. Fresh bread today. Caught another large cicada today. We have 5 now.