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natives (Bugis) are planting coconuts and I believe have chosen a good spot as all along here for about five miles the coast is very sandy and level though in the background are mountains and hills.  

    Just as we got back to the prahn it began to rain and rained hard the remainder of the day.

Friday, March 21, 1913.
   From Manoembar to Tanjong Tokong Tokong.

    I was up several times during the night and had to move about as we struck bottom when the tide was low.  It was still raining when we arose this morning but calm; we set sail but made little headway.  Finally Boega's boy said there was a big crocodile away ahead of us, but a look with binoculars showed it to be a big pig.  I jumped for the rifle and Tambie, Boega, the kid, & I got in the sampan and overtook the brute which was about half a mile from the shore; I shot it and we hurried back to the prahn.

    We poled, etc. until late in the afternoon when the rain let up and we got a good westerly breeze which brought us to Tanjong Tokong & to a good harbor behind a little rocky island.  About 8:00 P.M., I went with Tambie & Boega in the canoe with the light & hunted along the edge of the shore but there was a drizzling rain and we got nothing but a couple of fish which Tambie speared.  Upon our return to the prahn, Tambie got two of his seine nets and we caught over 150 fine fish, some of which I used as specimens.  I guess it was about midnight when I retired.

Saturday, March 22, 1913.
   Tokong Tokong.

   There was a drizzling rain when I awoke this morning but it