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72 to Yangosa' on the tail of a hurricane! Anything for a change! I'd welcome a first class hurricane with open arms! -- I now return to my deck of filthy cards! H. Namuka, July 16th Dear Ed -- No luck even with high winds! By dawn it was clear and by 10 a.m. just a nice sailing breeze. I climbed the old warrior's hill from the landward side & took some views of the bay & the coast. The visibility was excellent. Yangosa', Ongia, Fulanga, Maramlo, Kamlara & Wangova -- all my islands in front of me -- but no canoe from Mothe! Its very discouraging, Ed. If the delay lasts much longer I'll have to give up [[end of page]] [[start of page]] 73 the ls. islands & travel to Lakumba or Naian on the [[underline]] Adimoci [[/underline]] when she calls to take the Mbuli to the Mbose -- this week or next. I didn't encounter the old warrior and its no wonder for in the caves & holes of the cliffside all the warriors of Lan could be concealed! If is as rough as any limestone I have treaded over -- and a terrible tangle of heavy vines most of the way. Got a good foram ls. at the base (on the [[underline]] inside [[/underline]] ) but the higher cliffs, like those on the north coast, are of coraliferous ls., though on this trip I could distinguish no reef structure. In spite of the faulting that has, I am susre, removed a part of the island on the north the high marginal [[end of page]]