Continuation of May lU/55 letter 
Tou have to pay for mileage of returning car as well as for the going. 
The first drivers car was too small but the second had a Ford safari 
station wagon that was just what we needed. Its owner is a retired 
English Army major, who undertook to drive us up,, and asked if we 
would object to his bringing mU "if® for his return trip. 
We did not 5 there was ample room for all hands and what luggage we 
had left. The night of the 26th was needed till 2:1? a.m. to finish the 
packing started in the afternoonj the forenoon was given over to 
making shipping arrangements out of Kampala the railway terminus. We 
prepaid rail freight Kampala to Hombassa. The Museum taking over the 
ship freight collect from Mombassa to New York and thence to Washington. 
We»ve got some nice specimens, mammals and fish and mites and a few very 
worthwhile Crustacea, and much desired lava samples. The chest of 
soil samples is a gamble. Fd like to see a real discovery come out 
of it, but until each and every sample is properly cultured we»ll never 
know. Hope it will be done soon. 
In return for the ride, Mrs. Browne provided the first day’s lunch. 
By the time we got things settled up in Entebbe, the freight shipment 
off to Kampala in the truck which then returned to its home base in 
Bukavu it was 10 a.m. But we found the Hganda roads better than 
expected and made excellent time. Lunch was a roadside affair, sandwiches 
lemonade made from concentrate, and ice water added from the Brown’s 
theraos bottles, hot coffee, cookies and a couple of chocolate bars. 
We got away at 10 a.m. between paying for car (Browne) and last 
minute packing. The roads were excellent as roads go here, better 
than most of Belgian Congo roads and contrary to reports we made 
better time than expected. A rain flurry during forenoon just laid 
