Galapagos, 1942 
June 8, 19^2 
Rushing passport to make airport upset McKenna no end. However, Leap's 
intervention got it to me by 10.00; taxi to Mus., $- 35 ; hopped into Stem’s 
waiting car and made airport by 10-30. Got ticket; plane was late; got away 
at 11.00 a.m. Porter, $.25. 
At noon, before making Charleston, began to serve lunch, and then got a few 
mild bumps. Didn't amount to much, but suddenly got a good one that took 
everything off the trays. Couple of cases of the stuff hit the ceiling, strawberry 
shortcake left red stains and muck high (over window) up on side of house. Milk, 
peas, cider, fruit salad, buns, and what not over everybody and everything. 
Lunch: Cider, 1 ripe & 1 green olive, 3 mints, 2 little containers cream, 
strawberry shortcake, fruit salad, filet mignon, peas, browned in gravy potato, 
butter, 2 rolls, 2 crackers (Ritz). Had about 2 bites meat and 1 roll before 
tip-up came. Two men got heads bumped, one with cut forehead, steward put 
mercurochrome on it. Sort of a mess on floor, seats, brief case, and toilet case. 
Wiped it all up. Left side my coat badly spotted. May have time for cleaner 
in Miami. On time at Jacksonville—hot, but nice breeze blowing. Curtains were 
kept shut most of way down. 
Because of customs and immigration, etc., had to leave downtown office 
of Pan Am at i+:U5 a.m., so got to bed about 10.00 p.m.. Didn't sleep well 
because of humidity in spite of nice breeze. Got rained on in airport before and 
after dinner (Childs' steak dinner, "not so hot"). Nothing much to do. 
Last hx evening had my duffle bag passed by customs men down town who were 
very nice about special passport, so I took out soft grip to hand up coat. 
That’s where I made my mistake, for on morning of 9th at customs inspection, did 
they treat me rough. Wanted to see everything, and so mussed things up that I 
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wished I had had grip passed last night and left coat in it (could have passed 
