SUN. 26 APR. 1953 MENAPI. NOTHING IN DAVID'S TRAPS BUT LIT-LIK HAD 2 GOOD RATS + ISILELE HAD ANOTHER LARGE BANDIEOOT. DAVID HAD NOTHING TACTING, KEN SKIN- WED OUT A RAT - DID A FAIR JOB + MUCH BETTER ON MEASURING. DRYED SPECIMENS AGAIN + WRAPPED A FEW. 6 MORE CUSCUS SKINS NEARLY DRY. WENT IN OCEAN FOR A SWIM TODAY WITH RU. VERY REFRESHING. OUT FOR BATS TONIGHT - SHOT WITH 2 AUX BARRELS IN GUN - FIRE ONE, BAT CIRCLES + YOU'GET IT WITH 2ND SHOT. FELL DOWN IN DEAD LEAVES. CAME BACK AFTER DINNER + SEARCHED FOR 1/2 HR. WILL GET BOYS OUT IN A.M. + GIVE IT ANOTHER GO. A QUIET DAY. BOYS HAD DAY OFF AFTER RUNNING TRAP LINES. THEY SLEPT LATE + PLAYED A LITTLE SOCCER LATE IN DAY. THE USUAL SUNDAY A.M. & AUDIENCE WHILE KEN + I WERE SHINNING. TIMOTHY FROM MABORA STOPPED BY TODAY + I ASKED HIM TO SPREAD THE WORD THAT WE WERE OFFERING 1$ PER WALLABY. WOULD LIKE ONE FROM CAPE NOGEL AREA. KEN HAD A BRAINSTORM ABOUT OUR JACK LIGHTS TODAY. WHEN 5 BATTERIES WEAR HE PUTS A 6TH BATTERY IN SERIES SO THAT PROPER VOLTAGE IS RE- STORED. GIVES LONGER LIFE. BEAUTIFUL MOONLIGHT NIGHT WITH SOFT WIND. WE HAVE A FRANGIPANI TREE OUT BACK + IT IS JUST COMING INTO BLOOM (NATIVE TO MEXICO) - A VERY LOVELY ODOR. HAVE A BLOSSOM OVER MY EAR NOW. TALKING OVER DETAILS TO NIGHT FOR OUR NEXT MOVE TOWARDS MT. MRNERO.