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Marjorie were at home and I felt at ease very quickly. Mrs Bovell announced that she would call me Doc and that we might go up to Derry later in our visit. Mention was also made of Kensworth, another estate belonging to Mr Bovell. He is the manager of Caymanas Estates, Ltd., producers of raw sugar and coconuts. Peculiar in some ways evidently, as he is unwilling to meet strangers.

[[photograph, left side, counterclockwise - distant building surrounded by fields]] [[caption - Liguanea plain, sugar mill in foreground, from Caymanas House.]]

We left shortly to go to the Edwards' cocktail party at the summer house above Hermitage Dam. One drives as far as possible on the road and then climbs the last five hundred feet by a very steep path. When we got up we found that we were on the top of a peak with room for one small house and a very small garden. After cocktails we noticed fireflies and caught a few without falling off the mountain. They were a different species from the one found near the Wooler's. Got home for a late supper and then went out for more fireflies. Found some and located a few of a different species in the gully beyond the next street south of Cargill Ave. Under street lights found many diplopods, that looked common enough to be something good. So to bed.

Feb. 1. Went to town this morning to leave film with Gick for developing and to get suit, netting, tacks, etc. Returned to Cargill Av. and made net for dryopids, sorted yesterday's catch and prepared labels. After lunch took the Mavis Bank road to 2 miles above Gordontown, on the Flora river. Took good series of various dryopids, gyrinids and water-pennies. Went back to station half mile above Gordontown and took many spiders including two species of Tetragnatha. Found some rotton banana trunks which produced weevil larvae, pseudoscorpions and Zoraptera. Used net over car going home.