80 SUN. 19 APRIL 1953 MENAPI. A BUSY DAY IN SPITE OF ONLY A FEW SPECIMENS. BOYS SKINNED OUT CUSCUS + I WORKED ON SKELETON - FIRST I HAVE SAVED. ALSO KEPT STOMACH + CONTENTS. TRU KEPT ME COMPANY MOST OF A.M., OBSERVING - AND ALSO THE 1/2 DOZEN VILLAGE GIRLS WHO STOP BY WHENEVER THERE IS ANY ACTIVITY. SPENT P.M. PACKING UP MY 2 COLLECTING TRUNKS WITH GEAR FOR TOP CAMP. ALSO SORTED OUT CLOTHES + PUT WITH ROLL OF BEDDING (SWAG) - WEIGHED 36 POUNDS - A CARRIER LOAD. TEN WAS BUSY SORTING FOOD. BILL MASON GOES TO SAMARAL TOMORROW + IS TAKING MAIL. WROTE KAY ENCLOSED PP. 65-78 OF DIARY. AILSA SENT ME OUT A BOTTLE OF PASSIONFRUIT TO KEEP ME COMPANY AMONG THE RUM DRINKERS. TEN HAD NEW SOCCER BALL BLADDER SENT OUT + BOYS WERE HAVING AN IMPROMPTU GAME UNDER COCONUT TREES. THEY LOVE THE GAME + ARE GOOD WITH THEIR BARE FEET. DAVID WENT OUT AT DUSK AGAIN + FOUND 2 MORE CUSCUS IN COCONUT GROVE WEST OF TOWN). I STILL ALIVE + IN FIGHTING MOOD. ONE TOUCH YOUNG - MUCH OLDER THAN ONE FOUND IN 4 YESTERDAY. OTHER A MALE. DENNIS LAMB DROPPED IN TO SAY GOODBYE AS DID BILL. NO JACKING TONIGHT - WROTE LETTERS. ONLY RU + I ARE STILL UP. I ENJOY HIM, BUT OTHERS DON'T GIVE HIM MUCH TIME. LEN WILL BE OUT AGAIN TOMORROW. RU WENT FOR WALK TOWARDS BANAPA IN P.M. + WADING ON REEF LOOKING FOR A CERTAIN PLANT THIS A.M. ALSO A BIRD-WATCHER, WISH HE WERE STAYING LONGER. HAS WORKED WITH TINBERGEN. McLAREN - OUR NEAREST NEIGHBOR - BROUGHT ME A WATERMELON TODAY AS A PRESENT. SURF ON THE REEF TODAY.