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104 and milder. Finished all our planting. Afternoon went to Autorhorn in Miami and then went to see a moving picture [[strikethrough]] made [[/strikethrough]] called Simba. Hunting and photographing episode by [[red underline]] Johnson and his little wife. [[/red underline]] during their 5 years stay in [[red underline]] Tropical Africa. [[/red underline]] Pigmies Elephants, Lion hunting by natives, Zebras and Giraffes photographed in the Veld a truly extraordinary picture showing not only ^[[very]] interesting. episodes of wild life in Africa but great skill and courage of [[red underline]] Johnson [[/red underline]] and [[red underline]] his wife [[/red underline]]. Johnson is a Californian. [[red underline]] Before he left ^[[for Africa]] he told me that he cruised on the "Snark" with Jack London [[/red underline]] [[underline]] Jan 31 [[/underline]] More planting. This morning found in my fish trap a lively little [[end page]] [[start page]] 105 [[red underline]] white shark [[/red underline]] of about 3 feet length and a small [[red underline]] Baracuda [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] Gave the Ba [[/strikethrough]] Skinned the shark and prepared it meuniere fried, boiled and roasted Excellent; never tasted better fish and more tender. These [[red underline]] small sharks [[/red underline]] [[underline]] are [[/underline]] [[red underline]] much prized in Mediterranean and Adriatic ports. [[/red underline]] Only prejudice prevents people eating them They eat other fish; of course. but so does every fish caught here in these waters. They have the great advantage of having no sharp bones and of easy preparation [[underline]] Feb 1 [[/underine]][[strikethrough]] Feb 2 As usually [[/strikethrough]] [[underline]] Feb 2. [[/underline]] Celine and the remainder of the Family left New York for here. Andrew reports, water is leaking in in crank case of engine of ION. [[underline]] Feb 3 [[/underline]] - Sunday. Pleasant weatheras usually. [[vertical left margin]] [[underline]] Feb 1 [[underline]] Went out with ION to near Gulf stream to try engine & rig. Engine ran its 900 r.p.m and over. seems to go well [[vertical left margin]]