Monday, April 19 - (Cont'd) woody plants of the forest edged with Casuarina and other beach trees and shrubs and trailers. A reef on the north side of the island, mostly under up to a foot of water at low tide, carried a rich flora of alga and several species of brain coral. A steep sand beach on the west side of the island was rich in wave-cast small shells. Fish-spearin yielded only one small shark. Terry, the cook, and Koko, the islander, had no success in diving with face-piece and spear for crayfish. Results were better for turtle eggs. Two nests were found just above high water mark in sand, and the sand scratched away to expose the eggs, buried about 6 to 15 inches below the surface. About 60 eggs were got from the first next, 110 by actual count from the second. According to Koko, both nests were of the hawksbill turtle, but Terry held the species was the green turtle. We are promised a turtle-egg omelette for breakfast. Left Hannibal Island about 6:30 with the intention of running all night to reach Red Island Point at daylight. Sky overcast and black, promising bad weather, and the boat rolling and tossing in a sea which has risen since nightfall.