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plant® minus seed pods* though there wta southing thicker at top efad of stalk 
(? seed pods of another kind). 
Hot as blue biases today* or so it seemed* At 9 a.a* ims 87°, 
then dropped dom to 83* 84, 86° while we ware out and around Islandj at 
4-8 p.a* 08 & 90° (yes* ninety and did I get dreadfully sunburned this 
first tisael Don't look now* but my faoe and neok are as red as a beet* fore- 
arms, too (knees Just pinkishi I kept them pretty well covered) . 
Supper Is H *1) 6 p*m* 
T, 3 ^ "The air trip I shall be able to show you in ploturosf fine* quiok* 
and interesting trip. Saw the two stokers (one German and one Italian) burn- 
ing in Costa Rioaj 6i»ke went up in obllcm® streak for couple of miles at 
least* or soref we aust liuive been 12,000 to 14*000 feet up. The ships looked 
about 1/4 inch long. 
Dr, and Mi*s. Zetek were at oustocus at airport to meet me, I*s glad 
they were* for had not Zetek eoia© Isould have been mssk. for want of gear* 
rati»r the bottles I asked hia for* He Imd everything. Later I thought of 
few towels and bo^Jght thm in Panscia City. We wore terribly rushed beoause 
the Zone ooBsiissary oloses at 6s», We only got there at 4t46, The darned, 
oustoas man hold ae up (rather Iraaigration* not oustoBs), Siould liav® had ny 
passport* Snoopy guyj I should have gotten speolal dispensation, but Zetek/ 
had already written the authorities about k», lie is eertainly the most helpful 
and thoughtful mm end no mistake. I am forever thankful that I knew him 
well. Asked after all of you* the fmily* the kids* Hildebrand, and Miss 
llcCaln* and I remsEnbered each of you to him and Mrs, Zetek, 
Captain Pickens came down, too* with CoEaaander Hesner, and took all 
my bundles to the ship in their auto* which certainly saved me a lot of time 
