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[[underlined]] Apr. 3 [[/underlined]] (Cnt'd) Afternoon

Went seining at head of Muddy Bay, "Tank Bay", in several hauls got mess of small fish, & swimming crab or 2, on muddy sand beach got some rock oysters xanthids among them, and lot of tiny fiddler crabs, all from small holes.  We got nothing from adjacent larger holes.

When went over to Freeman's Bay & hauled over sand hollows, and higher (shoaler) [[?]] the grass flats, and got few more fish, several small portunids, & 3-4 hippas.  [[?Fling]] & pulling seaweed netted us a few more shrimp and a couple of [[strikethrough]] Epp [[/strikethrough]] Eplialtus similar to one I lost.  
Were till 10:15 getting stuff put away.

Got this day reversed.  In a.m. Capt. drove us over to St. Johns, capital & chief city of Antigua.  All black & very busy.  [[strikethrough]] Too [[?]] [[/strikethrough]]  Hair cut, bank for some local currency & Dr were chief objectives he got to town before bank opened at nine so with little change Al had got my letters mailed.  Then to bank, then to Dr's while Al & Clarke & Capt. got hair [[?]].  

Dr said he did not know [[?]] [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] of my legs & feet, gave me