Dear Toshi and Ruth* 
November 16, 1963 
Greetings again from the far Pacific. 
It is with a sad feeling that X have to tell you that our plana for 
surveys of the main islands have been changed, and that I will not get to see 
your Maui after all in December. We have found such an abundance of work out 
here and a sudden shortage of personal to work here that I am to stay at Kure 
and Midway until December 20. The colleague who was to have joined me has also 
found more than he expected at his post* and we are simply unable to complete 
our work here until at least the middle of December. But* we will definitely 
do these surveys in the future* so I shall se Maui then. I am very sorry not 
to be able to see you all as we had planned. 
Even though the plans have changed, the Pagination of this work 
comas quite dose to making up for the disappointment. I wish that I could tell 
you how much I am enjoying all of this* and mostly how much there is to be 
learned from it. Our team here is doing well and our only problem is that there 
is so much to do and too few of us to do it. Lately there have bean the albatross 
in large numbers to keep us busy* and these are so interesting as to keep me 
spellbound. I would like to send a few home as petal This along with the new 
orders for living ectoparasites from the animals do justice to Toshi*s saying 
about the army and its way ” Hurry up and wait. 11 . Here because we are civilians 
we hurry all the time and wait for now orders* 
All the news from Michigan continues as excellent. Ted tells me that 
he is a very moody bride-groom-to-be, and Barb spends a lot of time flying. 
They have furnished their apartment and will live in Ann Arbor until fed finishes 
his Medical School. I can tell from both of their letters that they are and «^n 
be very happy together. I gather that Ted feels he cannot come to the islands 
for their honeymoon because of school and finances and I imagine that he has 
already written to you about this. Mother and Dad are well, and Dad continues 
his very active alumni work at the University. Mow seems to have made it her new 
career to welcome her new rt daughter M into the Ludwig clan, and from what Ted 
says on this B She is so fcjtsy with Kora that I have to make appointments to see her 
when Mom is about.” they have hit It off fabulously. After all. Mom always wanted 
a daughter to balance out the rather rambundous boys of the family, aid now 
she has one so I guess that it is only natural for her to make such a fuss. 
ify new schedule calls for me to leave Midway Dec. 20, arriving in 
Honolulu early Dec. 21 and flying out for the states on the 22ed. I 
call when getting in to wish you all the best of Christmas holidays and to 
say hello. I am so sorry to be too busy to make it to Maui* tut that is 
tne life of a biologist I guess when he is in such a place where work in the 
field is so very important. 
Best Wishes, 
