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moved down by the captain & sang Ise Li & other songs while Willy (the 
old hero!) and Tonga (the crew) broke out the Primus & made hot tea! 
A half hour after clearing the passage the wind strengthened greatly. We 
sailed close hauled as the wind came just off the starboard bow - and 
[[underlined]] did we sail [[/underlined]] !! -- we [[underlined]] foamed 
along [[/underlined]] with the outrigger cutting capers! An hour later the 
wind moderated to just a nice sailing breeze & we ran over Mothe's reef, 
tacked past Karoni, & dropped anchor here at 1 100 P.M. All in all it was 
a swell evening! 
Landed here to hear loud singing. I thought it was a meke at first but it 
was a death chant for an old man who was buried here yesterday. 
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Willy has given me some hot soup and now I'm for bed as its 1225 AM 
Cheerio -- 
Harry 
Mothe, July 28th 
Dear Ed -- 
Awoke to heavy showers & a pile of wind. No chance to make Oneata 
so we unloaded all our gear & prepared for a day indoors. It cleared 
about noon but the wind is still high. Our canoe tried to take a fishing 
party to the windward reef at low tide but gave it up & returned to the 
village. I've spent most of the day reading and eating. Got [[underline]] 
Tarzan of the Apes [[/underline]] from Bob Evans &, except for 
[[insertion]] A some [[/insertion]] missing pages, finished it all! Followed 
with a wild tale called "The Avenging Ray"! - To such depths have my 
literary activities 
HARRY LADD - DIARY AND FIELD NOTES, 1934 - VOL. 2 
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