60 Mon. 30 Mar. 1953 MENAPI. STRONG BREEZE TODAY WITH SOME LIGHT RAIN. COLD SPELL - TEMP. 78°. DAVID + I WENT NACKING IN DIG SCRUB N.E. OF VILLAGE. COMBED THE PLACE BACK + FORTH BUT NO ANIMALS. OUT FOR 3 HOURS. AT 10:30 P.M. IN FRONT OF MISSION SHOT A FLYING FOX. IN AFTERNOON GEOFF + I + 5 BOYS VISITED SAME RAIN FOREST TO LOOK PLACE OVER, + TO COLLECT. WE SCARED A FEW SMALL BATS OUT OF TREES BUT COULD NOT CATCH THEM. TRAIL VERY WET BUT MY BOOTS ARE WET PROOF SO FAR. ISILELE HAS SORE FOOT SO WE GAVE HIM THE DAY OFF. VILLAGE BOY BROUGHT IN A BEAUTIFUL KINGFISHER - TIED BY LEGS AT END OF STICK. PUT IT IN FORMALIN. THE CRACKER TRADE KEEPS UP WITH GEOFF ON THE RECEIVING END MOST OF THE TIME - LIZARDS + BUTTERFLIES. BROUGHT HOME 2 BOTTLES OF GINGER BEER - FROM BILL MASON'S MISSION BOAT ARRIVED LATE IN A.M. WITH BISHOP. OFF AGAIN AT 2: P.M. DID NOT SEE. THE "RURU" IS IN AGAIN BUT IS NOT GOING TO SAMARAI. "GOVIBON" DUE ON THURSDAY. MAIL WILL GO BY THIS BOAT. FELT GOOD TO GET TO BED TONIGHT. WILL WRITE TODAY'S DIARY TOMORROW.