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[18th (Tuesday)]
branch reports were read which I
attended while Joan spent a frightful
evening in the lounge where Patricia,
a mentally odd lass, created havoc.
19th (Wednesday) After breakfast we went
for a short walk during which i saw
the DUSKY ROBIN and BEAUTIFUL FIRETAILS
and heard the SPOTTED PARDALOTE.
Then we spent the day at Eaglehawk
Neck â”€ the morning at the Arch and
Blowhole and the afternoon walking
along the beach to the Lufra Hotel where
Joan, Hugh Wilson &[and] I refreshed
ourselves copiously of beer. I thought
nothing of the brisk 35 min[ute] walk back
for the car and was a bit shaken
to find it was exactly the same
distance as home to hospital! The
MUTTON-BIRDS were not so numerous today
but we saw many ALBATROSSES, a pair
of PIED OYSTER CATCHERS and many BRUSH
WATTLE-BIRDS. I was glad too, to meet
again the BLACK-FACED CORMORANTS.