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After lunch I felt sleepy and could not think of any reason at all why I should not take a nap. Wound up sleeping most of the afternoon. Gh. came in from the Ea. Sci. Lab at ~ 5:10 & we decided to eat at 6:00. 

I took my shower -- Today is that day for inhabitants of the Mammoth Mt. Inn; I say again, it was lovely. Had dinner & a long talk on science & pseudoscience w Ed & Bob. I recounted our TV show on the Apollo hoax -- it went on to Velikovsky and spoon bending. After dinner, Bob went to Chalet & found he can leave for NVL tomorrow. Gh & I went up to warehouse for a case of beer - then we all met for beer & Wild Turkey in lounge. Watched the end of a 4-yr old Charlie's Angles & the beg. of Tom Horn (McQueen's last show). At 10:30 pm I am relaxed but wide awake. We have hijacked a table from the Kellog's room & I can now use it for writing. 

To bed: a bright, calm, mild night. 

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Awoke w. a start ~ 1:00 & we both went upstairs. Awoke again at 5:00, and, finally at 6:50. In time for breakfast before 7:30. At the table a young man beside me said he thought he saw my picture in Sky & Tel. Yes, I said. 

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He had just received a copy from a friend who has some pictures in that issue. He is Bill Merrifield and is here to winter-over and measure cosmic rays. We will visit his hut (halfway to Scott Base) sometime. After breakfast, Bob took his gear to cargo loading for the PM flight to N.V.L. Gh & I went to radio shack to ask to talk w Annexstad. They told me to wait in chalet & they would call me after the routine check-ins ended. We waited until 9:20 before realizing the whole operation had closed down long before. I collected clean sheets & prepared my abstract & a letter to send to the Lab, esp. Karen. 

Lunch ~ 12:30. With slices of fresh watermelon (!) and some carrot-raisin slaw. At table Dave Elliot said he has been trying to place me since the first time he saw me. Finally he had done it -- I came to Ohio State. He was very pleasant. Told me Judy Palais is studying volcanic ash in ice caves -- will probably be down here next year. Wished me an excellent season. He is going to N.V.L. today to wind up his project -- Bob also to begin his visit to the "crater."

Spent most of PM writing letters for tomorrow's C-141 flight to chch.

The Inn is almost empty today -- had a quiet dinner w. Ghislaine, then wrote more letters. Finished to [[underlined]] all [[/underlined]] the family, and more. Retired ~ 11:00.

Transcription Notes:
chch = Christchurch