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5:45  Water temp. at Barbuda 79F, Air 80°F.

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Saturday April 7th.

The big day for the big hike see if we could collect expected reefs at main landing (south beach) by Martello Tower.  Did not get off till near nine, landed on beach & started on three mile walk (6 miles rd trip.)  Quite warm & mostly over sandy soil, & half along beach of lagoon which was rather sot going (slogging).  Each of us had a bucket with our collecting tools, and camera too.  Clarke (has no basket), Chase, Capt. & I.  The hot, dry semi-arid country was for all the world like Galapagos scenery & "atmosphere" (Climate), stunted trees with few and dwarfed looking leaves, thorny legumes (acadias) palmettos and huge agaves largest I saw had leaves at center standing up 2 feet higher than Fenner Chace, really a huge affair nearly 6 (maybe 5) feet in diameter, beyond was one in flower with stalk got 10 feet high (?)  There were a number of red flowered opuntia cacti, low ones scattered through brush.  We were pretty well tired after the 3 miles & rested on beach at end.  The reefs were