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Puerto Rico 42, final.
Mona Island 1, final.

headwinds (and etc?) that it had stayed overnight in Port-au-Prince.

I enjoyed the take-off and was very much interested in the limestone country from the air. The tiny hills are so steep that they would be very difficult to climb, and they were crowded together so closely that most of the spaces between were undrained sinks. For quite a distance this country seemed quite uninhabited and I saw no roads for many miles. Later it opens out into plain with the hills arranged into ridges. All the paths and cart tracks seem to follow ridges. 
We left Puerto Rico over Aquadilla, after passing through several banks of clouds.


Just after leaving Puerto Rico behind, we passed close to Mona Island. This is a dependency of Puerto Rico and appears to be uninhabited. It is surrounded by reegs, and is densely forested. Danforth told me that it can be visited only by an expedition carrying all its food and supplies and [[underline]] most [[/underline]] of its water.

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Rep. Dominicana 1, final.

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We flew over the southeastern peninsula of Hispaniola for nearly an hour. The eastern part is densely forested and has no signs of habitation except on the coast. Later there is much cane and quite modern looking towns. About 2:15 we landed at San Pedro de Macoris. We had to go ashore, where we were treated to coffee. I had already eaten a candy bar, but no food had been served. The take-off seemed a little rougher and the flying over the land also. As soon as we were up the Purser brought us the lunches that were put aboard in San Juan. Ruth ate hers, but my stomach was too upset, and I spent the rest of the trip laying down. 
I didn't say that our plane was a two-motor 10-passenger Commodore flying boat, with a cruising speed of 100 miles per hour. From San-Juan there were two other passengers, but one of these got off at San Pedro.
Ciudad Trujillo was on Ruth's side, so I didn't see it. We passed over Bari, and the Lago de Enriquillo, and landed in Port-au-Prince about 4:30 (5:30 Puerto Rico time).