6/2/55 
at this temperature, I have no way of telling. had scsme little rain 
going ashore in Malakal, a little, while coming out in the launch and 
quite a sprinkle during lunch after returning to thfe steamer. Almost 
wore ny virtually unused rain-coat ashore, but later was glad I did 
not. 
For lunch I requested one of the large lit inch or more in diameter 
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flat cakes or pancakes of bread made for the crew. It looks like and 
is prepared like the Mexican tortilla, and much like it our to sorghum 
(coarse ground) flour, tastes like southern com pone made with bit 
of sour dough from day before as this is also. Hot bad at all but 
ever so much more filling than our white bread which also baked aboard 
is also very good and substantial tasting. 
Kodok we made at 3i30 p.m. June 2. There was the usual crowd 
ashore, and aboard. Rodok is the watermelon center hereabouts, at 
least so it locked, geveral hundred (I did not count then) were 
lying on the fore shore, before we left nearly all of them nfere aboard, - 
the same whitish center ones we had earlier but if anytiiing sweeter. 
Just for ducks I counted the number of individuals that went ashore 
at this place, -“150 mostly in Arab costume, but I did not get the chance 
to count then back aboard again. They may represent 2/3 of the number 
of people aboard this steamer and its h passenger carrying barges. If 
I get the chance 1*11 try to check this. 
Three p.m, June 3 found us bartering (our crew) with tne natives 
at K^ka, Here the specialty seemed to be hand made wicker stools of 
which a number were brought aboard j 6 p.m, we tied up at Salem Banga 
idiere I did not / observe much business at all unless it was to discharge 
a passenger or two or take d»n one. Without the ability to speak Arabic, 
