new camp apart Mt Falm flat tyled, with few small ponds . wide fertile about a mile. Reed finds crevity just beyond our present position a mosaic of forest & swamps areas. This many Brass saw a port and stream enter from left bank of river. We stopped to anchor until plane left. Shortly after leaving saw another red cut tank (clear?) on our front side. 5.15 P.M. Making good head way. More front; low plain swamps. Front fertile two, + cuts off near from north east. Weather hot & sunny, thgt we had showers at noon. Wild beauties trees still with us. They have been abundant all way up dry above tidal area. Anchored at about 6.30. Sunday May 10. Weather somewhat overcast. Indolent found more trouble with the engine which will take some hours to remedy. Several snow-white frogs plus skimming algae surfaces of water just after dawn. Still parade seems high -- some so drops with colds or fever. Repaired at 8.20 (this time it was the oil feed out of order). 8.45 passed port-sized village on slopes of small hill 50 ft high. About 10 houses + probably 50 or 100 people. On right bank of river (our left). Hill about 100 feet on right bank, all forested (9.15) 10.45 Pango village; apparently the location of the Dutch mission. on 2 people in white wearing helmets seen. Village on high red banks, wooded below and level look as they are sandstone. The white-clad people we said to be Malay missionaries of Dutch Reserve. (We re-acted the Dutch Indan yesterday morning early). 11.30 A third village layed yet seen, with at least 16 houses or apparent more Malay missionaires. One house with fence. Village on banks about 6 feet above river. Men wearing shells. 1.20 Abandoned Village site (coconut stumps?) on left bank; + behind it a lagoon (it possibly a loop of the river). 4.10 Coconuts a canoe landing on left bank. (5 men seen 15 minutes earlier on right bank) 5.40 Kaye creek on left bank. 8.15 anchored. Afternoon fair & bit. May 11. Monday. Lift anchor + away at 6.14. 8.05 old camp on left bank. Reed nearly in front, from swamp. Boat says however they have place like a swamp to transfer to head bank from: 8.45 Bottoms active on water. A hulk saw but empty on right bank. 9.28 Kaye creek again.