158. wharf and found the place to be very pleasant. It is the first town we saw to have grass grown streets. It is remarkably clean and well kept. Good looking stone and prosperous houses. They seem to be no Automobiles. I imagine there are no roads other than the town street. Mangroves border the back side. We located the post office and bought some Nicaragua gum stamps for Dr. Allen. Black Vultures, Cactus Egrets, and Frigates seemed to be the sole bird population. I would think there would be many birds back in the camp of the bay in the mangrove country. We stayed here till evening and then pulled out for the north. Aug 27 Thu. At breakfast time we were passing the Sanita Wood plain and heading in for La Libertad. Then we remained the