MON. 27 APR. 1953 MENAPI, 10 P.M. I WISH YOU COULD PICTURE ME SITTING IN MY COMFORTABLE CANVAS CHAIR UNDER THE THATCH ROOF OF OUR HOUSE ON STILTS. HAVE JUST COME IN FROM HUNTING + HAVE HAD MY SHOWER. VERY COOL IN A T-SHIRT + A GENTLE SEA BREEZE IN THE PALMS. ALMOST FULL MOON TONIGHT. EVERYONE IS IN BED EXCEPT TEN - OUT HUNTING -; IT IS VERY PEACEFUL. I FOLLOWED UP THE CREEK BED TONIGHT TO DO SOME STILL HUNTING. FOUND A CUSCUS BUT ONLY WOUNDED IT. FELL ON STEEP HILLSIDE. GOT OUR BOYS TO HELP SEARCH BUT HE MUST HAVE SCRAMBLED AWAY. BOYS SEARCHED ALL MORNING FOR BAT I SHOT LAST NIGHT - NO LUCK. TEN MEASURED + SKINNED AGAIN THIS A.M. GEOFF CAME OUT TO SKINNING FLY + WE ALL HAD A PLEASANT MORNING. "RU" BROUGHT A SUPPLY OF CANDY BARS WITH HIM + HE IS GOOD ENOUGH TO SHARE THEM WITH ME. GOOD! A NATIVE FRIEND OF MINE FROM DABORA STOPPED BY THIS P.M. GAVE ME 5 ORANGES FOR A PRESENT. I RETURNED BY GIVING HIM 2 STICKS OF TRADE TOBACCO + A PKG. OF LIFE SAVERS TO HIS SMALL CHILDREN. UNPINNED MORE SPECIMENS + PACKED THEM. GOOD FRESH-BAKED BREAD TODAY, + PLENTY OF JAM. DAVID SHOT A "FLYING SQUIRREL" AT 1 A.M. 2 RATS + A MELOMYS. ENDED OUR CATCH FOR THE DAY.