L. 12, P. 7. Fri. Mar. 27. Everybody got up a bit late, especially Rand, Brass and I. We were not on deck until 7.30. The ship only left about 8.45. The weather has changed. Instead of the fine clear wea. we have been having for our flights into the hills we have a morning of rain. Rogers just radioed us that they are going to stop for 3/4 hour at Yule island which is about 60 miles this side of Port Moresby. They return here to Daru either tomorrow or Sunday. In the afternoon Rand, Brass and I got together and put together all our data on the Second Flight (to the mountains north of the Fly and the Strickland) with Champion's bearings. The work took until nearly five o'clock. Sat. Mar. 29. Snowday. Turned out a soaking wet day. As above, we worked over our mountain data, this time doing the Third Flight (to the Turama river, Mt. Leonard Murray and Lake Marguerite). That work occupied until about 2.30 in the afternoon. The whole gang was invited out in the evening to play "bridge" and poker at the Leydens'. We must manage to give a party ourselves soon. the evening Archbold came through on radio to say that they would be returning on Sunday. Sunday, Mar. 29. We managed to get the observations made during the First Flight (to the headwaters of the Fly river, lowlands only, and the Lake Murray) just before the aeroplane arrived. It seems that the radio man at Port Moresby picked up my broad cast made during some of these trips and rebroadcasted them, so somebody in America may have received part of the stuff. Five small bats, apparently Pipistrellus found in crop of small blackish falcon. Saved skulls in formalin. Suggests that the falcon hunts either at dusk or at dawn when the bats fly. Mon. Mar. 30. Have spent the morning going through the Government annual reports on territories in and adjoining the area in which we are interested. Yesterday we rigged up our electric lights: two big 200 watt bulbs that light the whole house. Rain most of yesterday. The plane brought no mail with it on Sunday from America. Apparently the "Montoro" missed connections down south, because Archbold waited for her. Tuesday, Mar. 31, 1936 Have to wing this letter to a close. Am going with Beach and Julstedt across the Strait up the Oriomo river for a few days. Have to get packed up, and the Thursday Island boat leaves before we get back.