1965 RRJ 26 SIC#8 cloudy evening. Motor conked out & we had to paddle over. Banded 6000 S.T. X banded 1150 + caught a large Gecko. Afterwards we finished blood sampling Sooty Terns. Paddled back & camped in tent bed at 0320. 19 June 65 left at 0530, finished packing gear & moving it to beach. Boat from ship arrived w/ new motor at 0800. Loaded boat + to ships. Under way to Starbuck by 0700. Repacked gear for Starbuck and back to sleep on Fantail at 1000. Slept all day. 20 June 65 Changed Bulbers and skinned birds all day. Finished skinning all large rough-skinned birds. Packed general boxes. Sighted Starbuck at 1430. Looks like very rough landing. How to off shore while Fred & Bown took