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Tarukua point and make for the Village before sun set. So I said to myself no more travelling or Sailing Canoe for me until Old Nick comes back.
Wm. N. Wainifolo
Later - same day -
Willy has just been up bringing a jar of crayfish (for Edmondson) and returning with the case of fossils I had packed up here. While here he recorded his promised "note to the Doctor". Had a visit with Old Stewart and we sail tomorrow (Sunday) at 10:30 a.m. for Naian. Weather prospects excellent. Sa mothe Lakemba! - H.
Ndevo, Naian, 
Aug. 12, 1934
Dear Ed -
Awoke to rain and strong winds but the rain stopped & at 10:30 we sailed under
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gray skies. We didn't hoist the mainsail but with the engine going ran before the wind with just the jibs to keep her steady. Had to go around to the lee side of the island to anchor - even there it is not so good. A boy put off in the dingy with the anchor and hooked it on the edge of the reef. So the [[underlined]] Lei [[/underlined]] rides on the open sea tonight. Old Stewart stayed on board as he only had a catch-on line of about 20 fathoms (the law requires 50!) and if the wind shifts he'll have to move.
Willy & I came ashore as soon as we "anchored" at 3:30 and traversed the north coast through Narothivo to the village. Fresh-looking ^ [[left margin, insertion]] [[arrow]] no orbitoids yet [[/insertion]] hard ls along part of the coast - then agglomerate & flows striking N40E ± & dipping at all angles. Some nearly vertical & I suspect the whole mass is much faulted. 
Reached here at sunset. This is Willy's old stomping ground - where he "made his fortune"! Hard-boiled Willy showed a lot of emotion