rd 1951 Journal South American Trips 1951-2 San Francisco, Calif, to Dallas, Texas. February 20, 1951. Departed from San Francisco Airport on American Airlines flight 10, a DC-6, at 8:15 a.m. I was accompanied by wife Mary and children Rolf (2 1/2), Carla (1 1/2) and Christi (3 months). Two youngest children rode free. Flew non-stop to Dallas, Texas. Excellent view of Mt. Whitney area, Lake Meade and Boulder Dams, and Grand Canyon. The extent of the Grand Canyon amazed me - everyone was tired of looking and photographing by the time we reached Canyon City. Arrived Dallas 3:45pm, central time. Stayed at Mayfair Hotel - quiet and in-auspicious, but comfortable. Dallas to Panama City February 21, 1951 Boarded Braniff Airlines flight 403, a DC-4 tourist liner. Arrived at Houston 9:45. Secured Panamanian tourist cards and departed at noon. Flight over the gulf to Havana eventless. Havana area flat and cultivated with [illegible] partial rows of coco palms along edges of fields. Left after 45 (20,?) minute stay and flew on to Tocumen Airport, near Panama City, arriving 10:30 p.m. Took 15 miles to town and put up at Hotel International. Letter from Beth awaiting me there. Panama February 22, 1951. Called Beth and arranged to meet him at Tivoli Hotel. Alexander Wetmore had arrived there last night. Beth had commissary card and railroad pass for me. Moved family to the Tivoli Hotel. Pascoe Haining, a friend of Bob Noyes, phoned from Gamboa. He picked us up, drove us to