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On Tuesday morn-
ing the 15th at
Breakfast we
talked over our
plans with the
result that Dr.
Jacobs and I were
agreed to walk
to see the "Big Tree." She started ahead and we chanced to
miss each other, so each had her walk alone. I thoroughly
enjoyed the solitude. I kept to the main road and
walked on and on until I came to a baobab
tree. It was about 6 ft in diameter and I thought
it must be the [underlined] big tree. I sat down in its shade and
cooled off. If one could get out of the sun's rays for
a moment, a grateful little breeze made itself
manifest. The tree was perfectly leafless as it is early
spring but the trunk made a generous shade.
I saw other baobabs ahead and so walked on. I found
one with twin trunks, one at least 10ft diameter and
the other 7 or 8 and concluded this must be the tree.
I rested awhile in its shade and returned by a different
route. This one brought me to the shores of the Zambesi [Zambezi]
and I walked out and sat down on several
projecting tables of rocks. For some little distance