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Antigua 5.
[[margin]] VIII-1-36 [[/margin]] Rode across the island today, without benefit of map, and found myself at Falmouth Harbour and English Harbour. The route is through the center of the island, over rolling country, and passes the town of All Saints. As I found no places to collect I returned. Couldn't find any other route to take back.
Spent the afternoon (very warm) on index cards, etc. There was a party downstairs in the evening, but we didn't join it.
[[margin]] VIII-2-36 [[/margin]] Sunday. Another very hot day. The residents act as if they hadn't had weather like this for years. I'm sure we had worse in Haiti. We went swimming at the Fort before lunch. There is a bus out there, and bath houses. The beach is very nice and the water very warm.
After lunch I got ready to go out again on the motor. I couldn't start it easily, and then found only one cylinder working. The rear one was completely dead. After much poking around I convinced myself that only the spark coil could be causing it. I guess I can get a new one from Puerto Rico by Air Mail. If it is faulty, it would explain much of the troubles I've been having recently.
More index cards and killing time.
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[[margin]] VIII-3-36 [[/margin]] August Monday. This is a Bank holiday (English). No other excuse is presented (except that the negroes celebrate it for the anniversary of the liberation of the slaves). Miss Addie (the niece of Mrs. Mason) went with a crowd of other people on a picnic. They invited us but we declined. It's not much fun to go with a crowd of strangers who know each other well, and are given to things we don't particularly enjoy.
I wrote a letter to Mr. Bailey in Puerto Rico asking him to send a new coil by Air Express. If he hasn't any, he is to cable at once. The letter got on the northbound plane at noon, and the return should be on Friday's plane.
We also got letters from EB & JBB and the MacCoy's. They must have come on "A steamer" yesterday. When we went down to mail the Air Mail, we met Roberts and asked him to send us some boys who collect stamps to sell. The result was immediate. He came after lunch with his brother. They had some stamps and some coins.  As usual they're ideas are very big, and they have had wonderful offers for they're stamps. However, they generally come around and take whatever is offered them.