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Apr. 14 - At sea - Lights of M  and Butan, islands, fishing boat lanterns looked like lights of a city. Much gen. conversation w. coconut planters.
Apr. 15 - Harbor at daylight - beautiful. Landed about 8 - Funny little town w. 10 bar. shops in a row. Hotel Esplanade. No manager -no telephone. Hot. Called on Resident B.Y. Haga - re. pigeons, deer. Library w. works of Rumpkins & Valentine (1724 & 1750) R. buried here. Club casual - [[Bintenbers?]]. Slept all afternoon - rain. Tailspin Tommy. Installment 12. shoes.
Apr. 16 - Crossed bay in B's prau - wading. 1/2 hour. House - aged parents welcomed us. Walk in woods poly rachues & nest. Coconut milk, tried passion fruit, Pansup, nutmeg, clove, durian, mangosteen, gondoria, 3 kinds bananas, rambutan, sago bread. [[insertion]] kanari nuts [[/insertion]] Hunter Papalayo - tap of Engl. Eat more fruit. Yes we have no bananas. Reistafel. Sleep - more rice. Early to bed. Sent boy for cuscus.
Apr. 17. Walk on beach. hermit crabs in all kinds of shells. Fairy crabs, Polyrachus 2 kinds of nests Willem good lunch boy. Rain in forest. Boil palm sugar - make gin - saw still. Dug out canoes very narrow [[insertion]] some w. 2 out riggers [[/insertion]] Odontomachus of the imperator group. Roferia(?) Bay bring 2 cuscus after spending night rousing inhabitants of strange village. Father in law former controller on Dubo. shot natives. now 78 - Babu or Papuan. Ambonese lazy - workmen v from Timor or other islands. No need to work - plantations, fine. Good medal 200 guil. natives go to church & steal. Ambon means dew. Ambo ina means father mother. Bonita jumped. Food sent over - orchid [[strikethrough]] beetles [[/strikethrough]] weevils v v lunch. Leaves stewed in coconut milk - picked bamboo shoots - ants in mangosteen. Snails w. spines. Coral. nice dogs. Pearly nautilus - chambered nautilus - big jelly fish. Child cries - mother runs as we approach. Big fish traps.