Locality:

Eniwetok, Kwaj and Hono.

Personnel:

Date:
Sept. 4 and 3,
Fri. and Thurs.

Palumbo, Welander,

Gessel and Donaldson.

Weather:

Rains.

Put on shoes for the first time in almost six weeks.
a struggle:

Long pants,

too,

1964,

What

are not much fun in this heat.

John Koranda and Keith Allsup took us and our luggage to the
airport in the six-passenger Dodge and a jeep.

As usual--the

U. of Hawaii boys “forgot to get up."
Plane left on time and we were in Kwaj by 10:30.

On disem-

barking at Kwaj we were told that Johnston Is. was closed to

all plane traffic and the N.W. flight would leave direct for
Hono.

We were presented with two alternatives:

1.

Stay in Kwaj until the next plane the following Tues.

2.

Go to Hono and try and get a flight back to Johnston.

We decided to go to Hono and take our chances on getting back.
Arrived at Hono at 11:00 P.M.
immigration,

plant quarantine,

to the Waikikian Grand Hotel.

etc.

and checked through customs,
H & N had a car to take us

Got to bed at 2:30 A.M.

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