MON. 20 APR. 1953 MENAPI, LILIK + ISILELE BUSY ALL A.M. SHINNING CUSCUS A PIECE. DAVID + I TEAMED WELL ON 4 TROGNETS. FINISHED PUTTING METAL TAGS ON REST OF TAPITARIP1 CAVE BATS. BROUGHT MY CATALOG COMPLETELY UP TO DATE. KEN + GEOFF WERE BUSY MOST OF DAY GETTING FOOD SUPPLIES FOR CUMPS UNDER CONTROL - MUCH WEIGHING OF SWAGS. KEN HAD BOYS CLEAN OUT KITCHEN - SORTED OUT TOMATO + POTATO PILES. FOUND COOKS WERE START- ING TO TAKE DRINKING WATER FROM BROOM RATHER THAN TRAIN TANK AT MISSION). ALL OF US HAVE HAD SLIGHT DIGESTIVE UPSETS. SHOT 2 BATS TONIGHT: MINIOPTERUS IN FRONT OF REST HOUSE. 4 SCOTEINS OVER BANANA TREES IN BACK OF HOUSE. BOYS OUT EATING IN COCONUTS - DAVID BROUGHT IN 2 FLYING SQUIRRELS. LEN + RUI OUT FAST BANAPA THIS A.M. - A LONG MORNING BUT CALL- ACTING NOT SO GOOD. RUI SAILED IN 11 M.I.BUT DID NOT GET EARLY START. TOOK ALL OF OUR MAIL. SHOT SOME PICTURES OF BOYS WORKING. POOR LIGHT (50) F4.5 AT 1/25. WIND DIED COMPLETELY TODAY - TRYING TO RAIN TONIGHT. LACK OF WIND IS A RELIEF BUT AS A RESULT IT IS RATHER WARM + STICKY. HAD A SPUTPER (DRIED) DEBATE AT TABLE TONIGHT. KEN COOKED SOME PEAS WITH PRESS- URE COOKER (LEN HAS NO USE FOR IT!) + COOK SCRAPE + BOILED ANOTHER BATCH - STILL HARD. TR COOKED PEAS (20 MIN.) NOT MUCH BETTER. LEN INSISTED HIS HAD BETTER FLAVOR. G + I WANTED NO PART OF EITHER.