THURS. 23 APRIL 1953 MENAPI. MY BANDICOOT WAS THE ONLY SPECIMEN TODAY. THE BEST NEWS IS THE FACT THAT DAVID IS BACK IN THE FOLD. HE + KEN ARE ON THE OLD FRIENDLY TERMS AGAIN. BOTH OF THEM PLUS TIMMY WENT BACK TO THE BIG SCRUB TODAY HACKING. JUST HOME (10 P.M.) WITH 1 GLIDER + THEY TELL ME A CUSCUS IS HUNG UP IN A TREE (WILL GET IT TOMORROW); ALSO A LIMB OF A LARGE BANDICOOT (PICK-UP). THREATENED RAIN IN LATE P.M., BUT NIGHT TURN- ED CLEAR WITH QUARTER MOON. MADE UP SKIN + BROUGHT OUT 50 SKINS ON BOARDS TO DRY. UNPINNED A FEW. REPACKED ALL MY GEAR FOR TOP, MIDDLE + LOWER CAMPS. 2 TOP CAMP BOXES WEIGH 70 LBS. EACH STARTED WRAPPING DRIED SPECIMENS IN PAGES OF THE SAT. EVE. POST. NAP BEFORE DINNER. INSPECTED TRAPS AFTER DARK. ISILELE CAME IN THIS P.M., WITH 11 SMALL BATS. HE HAD RAIDED THE SAME SMALL HOLE IN COCONUT TREE WHERE THEY FOUND BATS PREVIOUSLY. CAN HEAR SMALL BATS FLYING OUTSIDE. MAYBE I'LL HAVE GO AT THEM. SURF BREAKING FAR OUT AT REEF EDGE TONIGHT - LOW TIDE.