seems to be filled with something cold and heavy - like cold 
lead for instance. All the same I enjoyed my supper and 
finished it with three helps of ice cream - orange cream 
served in orange skins and as delicious as pee ee 
a warm July day can make nice ice cream. Po comer het 
At four today we reached tits mouth of the lagoon 
and the waters became still. We passed in for a mile over 
@ shallow bar where the ship stirred up mud all along, pass- 
ed between two Viehthenaey on low tongues of land and came 
inside in front of a low lying Mexican Village with its red 
tile roofs and white walls with a two towered church and a 
background of palm trees. On the outskirts we can see some 
thatched huts. There are several boats about and a big 
steamer just came in moving like a ghost in the darkness. 
Tomorrow we land and look about. Mr, Armor went ashore 
to see the Consul at 7 o'clock. We shall probably be able 
to hiteh onto a steamer with our little Launch and be hawled 
up the lagoon and ride for about 70 miles. The water is 
too shallow for this yacht. There is a rumor of 30 miles 
horseback ride after leaving the boats. 
By the way, I don't think it worth while to follow 
up the "petrified city" with petrified people. These things 
are the product of fertile imaginstions. 
