Wednesday 23 September 1953 (cont) Goodenough Island--Bolu Bolu LikLik and I, Ken & Niko went jacking. I shot a Cuscus in scrub on hillside; dorsal stripe, light whitish brown. Ken brought in 2 Flying Squirrels & our first big Nyctimene ! (hanging in tree). These came from big 2° scrub & gardens along coast road to north. The rum started flowing freely, Ken & I went to bed early, Ramsden passed out in his chair during the night, but Len & Mr. Grealley were still talking at dawn ! Thursday 24 September Bolu Bolu Traps gave 3 Rattus (2 species)--all in grass. I had none in my rain forest line. My boys and I are back in our usual routine. We will miss David's hunting, however. Ken was offered a lift up the coast in Ramsden's boat. He, Bob Grealley & Ramsden left soon after lunch. Bob is going on patrol around the north end of island & will then return from W. to E. by climbing over the middle of the island ridges. Ken is going up from east side. They may meet & do a little exploring together. Niko is with Ken. Have seen very few small birds. Many black and white Torres Straits pigeons. LikLik and I jacked the scrub on N. track. Saw nothing except Flying Foxes--shot one with yellow nape & whitish "spectacles". Heard Nyctimene twice. Moon bright. Friday 25 September Bolu Bolu 6 small grass Rattus in traps. Sharp shower at 6:00 A.M. We see rain clouds in mountains very frequently but we seldom have rain here. Wind is never steady but comes in sharp gusts. Al Ramsden arrived back about tea time. Sent up a King fish for dinner. We invited him in to help eat his fish & we spent a pleasant evening discussing the personalities & problems of the territory. He was full of information about war time activities in the islands. A quiet day until the grass cutting crew from Beli Beli showed up to cut down the rampant kangaroo grass. They swarmed over the place like locusts & soon discovered us at work. We moved inside but we then had a window audience for the rest of the day. To bed early. Saturday 26 September Bolu Bolu 3 Rattus (2 species) & 2 Mus. in grass traps. Made up by lunch time. Kim, Lik Lik, and I set out for some caves south along the coast near Kim's village. Left here at 12:40 P.M. & arrived at caves at 2:30--a long hot walk. Trail followed shore in places, passed thru a large coconut plantation on the next point south of us. Small patches of scrub near shore but most of country is in grass. No running creeks. We reached a broad shoulder of land just north of Mud Bay & just this side of Kim's village. Kim cut down an old creek bed & then wandered out into the grass--5' - 6' high & covering old rough limestone boulders. He had not visited the caves since boyhood but he had no trouble finding them. A few trees growing out of a sink hole in a sea of grass marked the entrance to 3 small caves which looked like old wave-washed holes. Elevation now about 75' & 3/8 mile from coast. About a dozen bats--all of 1 species, Hipposideros--and we did well to collect 5 of them. Very nervous--caught 1 by hand but others shot with dust. No sign of Dobsonia but we saw evidence of native visits & they would only come for large bats. Started home at 4:00--arrived 6:00 P.M. Kim opened green coconuts--milk very good. Also stopped at plantation & ate oranges which were given to us by Kim's mother & father-in-law. Kim also met his father on the track. He and other men just returning from fishing party. Cool walking. The northern peaks clear. To bed early. Kim's village: Amanawayá; Name of caves: Sevaugádi.