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[[margin]] IX -28-36 [[/margin]] Spent most of the day packing. Went to Bryson's to arrange for freight and baggage. The trunk had to be ready at 3 o'clock and I took the motor down there to pack. It was nearly a mile out of town, and I had to walk back. Was late for tea but got some anyway. We spent most of the evening talking to Mrs. Mason, Miss Juliette, Addie and Ginger Frost.
[[margin]] IX-29-36 [[/margin]] Up at six-thirty today to pack. Did most of it before breakfast at eight. At nine I went down to Bryson's to pay the freight etc. and find the sailing time. I then told Mr. Hay of our trouble with the P.O. over the delivery of two packages on board. He managed to fix it up by leading the Postmaster to think we were going through to St. Thomas.
Then I went to the Col. Secy's office to see if the letter of introduction was ready. They promised to send it over before eleven.
We had an hour to wait, as the Nerissa was late getting in. Addie went down to the jetty to see us off, and I stopped at the bank to cash $50 more from our Letter of Credit. As I passed the Treasury I realized I hadn't gotten back the deposits on the motor, but the man paid me on the spot, even without
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the receipts. I'll have to mail them to him from  St. Kitts.  Roberts brought our luggage down and went out on the launch to put it aboard. I paid him 16 shillings for this (plus the trunk and helping pack the motor).
We got aboard just in time for lunch, but were [[underlined]] again [[underlined]] given the dumb English waiter that we met first in St. Vincent. He's impossible. Even so we enjoyed the American food. Boat sailed at 2 P.M., on S.S. Nerissa.

[[underlined]] Quick review of Antigua [[/underlined]]: Somewhat like Barbados physically, no collecting in the cane areas; roads poor but will get you to most parts, people sociable, more especially the older ones; officials helpful but bound by the letter of inadequate laws; swimming fine; opportunities for Oligocene paleontology (micro-) excellent; shells abundant in species and specimens; no naturalists except Mr. Forrest - a geologist; better stores than usual, with a real ice cream machine; weather "unusual" and rather too wet for comfort; American style (Edison) light fixtures but [[underlined]] direct [[underlined]] current; doctors apparently not so good as might be.
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