But now I have to confess to a bit of foolishness. I tried to 
pick up an unidentified small snake the last night in Kagera and of 
course was slightly bitten on ray first left finger. As a precaution 
we injected antivenin obtained from Mr. Haezaert. There was no 
evidence of poisoning, nor either of paralysis or discoloration. The 
wound did get somewhat infected, with the result that I now have a new 
nail on that finger. Everything is now fine and dandy, as we say, -and 
I would go back to Africa tomorrow if offered the opportunity. 
Leaving Gabiro in the early morning of May 25 we reached Entebbe 
that night only to learn that there were no plane reservations available 
although they had been requested from Washington more than two months 
before. There was nothing to do but to hire a car for the 500 odd mile 
trip to Juba to catch the fortnightly steamer down the Nile on May 29. 
If ever you have the time and wish to take a real rest take that 
steamer to Kosti. I never spent a more pleasant seven days. The rail 
trip thence to Khartoum, on the other hand, was hot and dusty, but not 
as bad as the one from Luxor to Cairo. Frcr; Wadi Haifa to Shell al, 
June 9 to 11, we had two nights and a day more on the Nile again. It 
is an interesting and historic river. Egypt at any time of the year, 
and at any season, is worth a visit if only to see the temples and the 
Valley of the Kings. Yes, I climbed the great pyramid both inside and 
out. The outside aan be done up and down in 20-30 minutes. 
On the way home I stopped five days in Cannes where my daughter 
will be till early October. I regret that altogether too brief a time 
in Brussels where I missed you. I should have written in advance or 
stayed longer. 
Since my return I have been trying hard to get our expeditionary 
matters in shape, while trying to reduce the mass, I should say mess 
perhaps, of the paper work that falls my lot. Evenings at heme I*ve 
been cataloging our Kodachrome slides, and Bollifex prints. I am 
happy to say that the National Geographic Society is going to work over 
our films. It is the hope of the Smithsonian 1 s part that they may find 
our motion pictures suitable for their winter lecture program. I have 
not yet more than glimpsed the ends of a few rolls. All is now awaiting 
the convenience of the Geographic Society which will start on the job 
the end of this next month. Our collections are now being processed, 
the outfit having arrived a week ago. Though I collected far less than 
I had hoped for or planned on Dr. Baker will be saving the scientific 
day with his far more numerous specimens of mites. Counting the small, 
as well as the larger specimens , we have something over $00 fish, 1,000 
crustaceans, perhaps 30 mammals (skins, with bodies saved for skeletonizing) 
a small as yet uncounted collection of miscellaneous insects, some 
amphibians, and a considerable number of mites. Dr. Baker thinks these 
will result in considerably more than 5,000 slides when mounted. 
