Talked to Jim Knight at the PRESS office for about an hour. He is in charge of the ground-based optics, and is getting a Mann μ-densitometer in March. A few theoretical people are beginning to come down. They have almost completely rebuilt the EKCo Versamat so it works quite well now.
Clear
cloudy
Took my laundry over; the interval is 4 days.
The air is clear and it is cooler than at Honolulu. The ocean is a deep rich blue that must be seen to believe; it is magnificent — I had forgotten it is like this.
Went window shopping at “Macys” the Island Store operated by the Transport Company of Texas (TCT). A Canonflex RM w/ 1.4 lens is $118 and a Nikon F w/ 1.4 lens is $205.15. I’ll get one shortly. There seems to be a lot of outdated film around also. An Ampex Series 1200 tape recorder is $459 and a Zenith All Wave Radio $133. The watchmaker looked at & timed my Omega wristwatch to find that it is off (fast about 5 sec./24 hours!). He wants $10 to clean & oil it; it takes 10 days.
Picked up a set of knives, forks, and spoons for 8 for $9.35. I’ll mail them home.
Jim Knight picked me up at 0930 & took me for a ride around the island — there are 3600 people here.
Had dinner at Jim’s, it was quite a pleasant evening.