98 Thurs. 7 May 1953 Baiawa. Good sleep. No traps to run. Lent Ken off early to Jessie to check off cargo for first carry to Biniguni. Carriers all in line again today. Eliminated a few more items from personal gear to go up mountain. Chapman & Evennett came in with Len for breakfast & to say goodbye. "Jessie" will make Menapi tonight - we hope without mishap on the coral reefs. We all checked our loads to go thru to Biniguni with us. Will need 36 carriers. Jimmy came back from Kwagira with note from Ken. Staying at K. tonight - to Biniguni tomorrow. Looks as if we will have a couple of days more here in Baiawa. Geoff, Len & I walked out on the hilly east coast trail in P.M. (I was also out there before breakfast). Wallaby tracks & droppings. Runways all thru grasslands. Heart none. Track goes thru some rain F. Len had good collecting. Shower at 4! Summit of Maneau now clear (5:30). Going out for wallaby soon & lacking tonight. As I write in the doorway of rest house I can look down on the tiny village - 1/2 Doz. thatch huts & 4 copra drying platforms. Also a native mission hut. Pigs, dogs & children playing & prowling around. Kim has just finished making bread. Out from 6:47 P.M. - heard 2 wallaby - did not see. Couple of shots at bats - no luck. Home good dinner of veg. soup, squash, white potatoes & apricot mash & a cup of Nestles coffee. David & Lih. Lih went out together - Losima out with me 8:30 - 10:30. Wallabies in grass all around but never saw even an eye. Signal by thumping feet on ground. Also jacked thru rain forest - again no eyes. Heard tube-nosed bat. Foxes feeding in high trees? Disappointing evening for all.