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Sunday, March 9, 1913.
      Samarinda.

      Arise at W. Olmeyer's about 6:30. continue writing letters and then pack my trunk to be left with Olmeyer. Arrange with him about the shipment of my boxes and go on board the Chinese steamer from Singapore for a few minutes. The Chief Engineer was a friend of Olmeyer's and gave me a couple of London weeklies. Tambie had things all ready when I reached the prahn so we set sail about 10:00 A.M. Olmeyer says he will be at Telok Seliman in about three weeks & will help me get specimens if I come in there.  Sailing down the river all day, tacking most time as the wind was northeast & east. It rained two or three times during the day. Go to bed about 9:00 P.M.; anchored near Sanga Sanga.

Monday, March 10, 1913.
     Mahakkam R.

     During the night Tambie, Boega and Kendung had gotten the prahn further down the river but in the rain & darkness have come into a different mouth of the river to the one which we used going up. I awoke at daylight and we sailed straight out to sea, being just able to lay our course. I spent most of the day shifting things here and there and packing things away in order to save space and keep things from rolling around. The wind was strong from the north and after going about two or three miles off shore made a tack but she would not point up enough to clear the furthest point but when the sun went down the wind shifted a little and we sailed until about 3:00 A.M. and the anchored near the Santan River.