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[22""^ October 1955] waiting a while till the hawk returned. 
I then rapidly put my glasses up, and 
in doing so threw a bit of bark in 
my eye and a biting ant down my 
shirt - I was almost 
speechless. 
So on towards Coles Bay. I 
paused at Moulting Lagoon where 
there were hundreds of SWANS with 
broods of small cygnets. In one case 
a pair had five young swimming 
beside them with another perched on 
one of the parents backs happily 
preening. We reached the Chateau 
at Coles Bay about 5.0 pm, were 
shown our chalet and subsided 
thankfully into comfort. Joan feels 
lousy and, as it is such a lovely 
spot, it is possible we may spend 
more that one night here. 
23'"^. (Sunday) I woke early and was up and 
[October 1955] out at six. I walked round the behind 
the Chateau and climbed one of the 
