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In Medan we had delicious pineapples and Suwal Manilas - a fruit which looks like a potato but has a soft delicious pulpy interior. In Penang we went to market and bought some fruit of new variety which we had not seen. They told us there will be a much greater variety in Java.
Mrs. Kunst brought us fruit and coffee extract and brought tea to each of us a package of postals. We had not been able to find any ourselves. I called her the Dutch Angel.
About 5 o'clock Miss Van de Cappelle the sister of the manager of the tobacco plantation telephoned to invite us to go motoring. We accepted and were soon on the way. We rode until 7:30 and had a glorious time going to the foot hills of the Batak mountains. We saw the sunset and the moon rise. I sat in front so as to allow the Dr. to talk Dutch with the hostess and I liked the freedom from conversation. I shall not forget the long avenues of palms meeting overhead, nor the tobacco covered terraces of the mountains. Great...