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wind & was on the beach. The boys tried to shift her on the sand but 
with a falling tide it was impossible - back to sleep! Worked most of the 
morning getting the boat back on the mud flat. Off at 200 pm - over the 
reef at 300 pm & by tacking into a head wind under thin clouds we 
reached the Yangasa reef at 800 pm. Moon shining thinly through the 
clouds as we went over the lee reef - just scraping once. 
[[left margin, insertion]] Willy, of course, up on the Vangaloa directing 
our course! He had never seen Yangasa before but he is a boss by 
nature - and a good one [[/insertion]] 
At 1000 pm we reached the bay on Navutu lloma & supper is now being 
prepared. Found 3 canoe loads of Ongea people here - stopping off 
enroute to Oneata. Canoes surely do sail all around these islands! The 
little cave we planned on occupying is 
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filled with sleeping Ongeans! Unfortunately my "favorite Fijian", Tui 
Ongea, is not present. 
Now for a supper of cold pig and hot bananas! 
Cheerio - 
Harry. 
P.S. - 
The limestone - by lantern light - looks [[underlined]] rotten! 
[[/underlined]] - honeycombed like a bath sponge! - but bring on some 
daylight & we shall see! 
H. 
Later - Now quarter to twelve & I'm stretched out on the beach next to a 
fire. No mosquitoes, no rats, no sand flies and (I hope!) no rain - Sa 
mothe 
H. 
HARRY LADD - DIARY AND FIELD NOTES, 1 934 - VOL. 2 
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