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(missed by mistake! - Shall come back to the pages if I stay here long 
enough!) - turn to page 86 - 
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with flu). 
Volume II of my "letters to Ed" draws near the end! I'll save the 
remaining 1 1/2 pages to tell you about the geology of Vanua Vatu 
tomorrow 
And now - "TAKI!" - 
Harry. 
On board the LEI, 100 P.M. 
August 14th 1934 
Dear John Edward - 
We're off, by God, in the sunshine & a perfect sailing breeze urges us 
from the rear! She rolls some but she moves - she moves! At this rate 
we shall be in Suva before noon tomorrow. Only 125 miles to go! 
LAKO!! 
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Had a good morning examining Vanua Vata - another basin shaped 
island - and it yielded beautiful orbitoids - 310' above sea level. 
And now Ed a confession. I've withheld one bit of bad news from you. 
The aneroid received a jolt in Namuka & ceased to function. 
The white bag slipped from my shoulder as I descended from the 
"Warrior's hill" - dropped several feet & rolled a few more. The old 
warrior took his revenge! 
I paid for my carelessness by handleveling thereafter - [[underlined]] I 
paid - and paid [[/underlined]] !! After all, a careful handlevel section is 
as accurate as a barometer in the weather we have had. (I do not think 
the aneroid is seriously damaged - don't see how it can be). 
So ends the season in Lau & with it the "yarn of the sailing sailor"! I 
missed one island on my original [[strikethrough]] sh [[/strikethrough]] 
schedule (little Marambo) but I have seen Mothe, Karoni, Aiwa & Vanua 
Vatu which were [[underlined]] not [[/underlined]] on my schedule. I'm 
satisfied & I hope you are. 
Now I relax with one of old Stewarts books. Tomorrow I'll cable Jane - 
Tomorrow is Aug. 15 so I shall 
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[[left margin]] be home on the very day planned. Three weeks from 
today is my wedding day!! Cheerio, Ed & give my love to Ruth. - Harry 
[[boxed]] Aug 15, 330 P.M. Wind failed us but we are now inside the reef 
- running past Makaluva - sails being lowered - Suva just ahead! First 
the Post Office, Ed - Then the cable sta! Chin - chin! Old Beano! H. 
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HARRY LADD - DIARY AND FIELD NOTES, 1934 - VOL. 2 
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