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Had rum punch before lunch.  After lunch we got another taxi back to town, & then to Museum which I had visited years ago on Hancock Atlantic cruise.  Have made improvements.  Shilstone formerly of [[?Tenn]] is fixing up fish (casts) collection & invertebrates, but he was away for day, but we did meet the director who is an archaeologist (Neville Connell.)  Got back to ship for clean up & supper.  Plenty warm here if you're active.

Wednesday
This is March 7.  We must have arr. here in very early a.m. and anchored over 5 miles out just about a 45 min. run to landing from ship.  As we were to get off our papers had to be submitted to customs, and by time we got the word that Customs officer was awaiting us [[strikethrough]] and got [[/strikethrough]] while eating breakfast, and got up-stairs "in this hulk of vessel, we learned he'd left for another ship and we'd have to wait.  Wait we did it must have been near 10.30 before he returned & "received" up.  Meanwhile a newspaper reporter wanted to talk to us, and had to give him a few words - was a really polished gentleman but polished, not slick, quiet well spoken, and a damn decent chap.  Customs officer was nice too when we finally got him. 

Then to take our bundles off.  Three big huskly men for six bundles.  I got by with two dollars (1.50 after all should have been enough 25¢ each.

But then we had to wait in line to entry way to gangway for the longest time thought we would never get off finally we did get launch to