P, De Bemerloist 1964 39 18 Jan on board Golden Bear en route to Galapagos. Last night, as some of the other preparations. After a short meeting at 2 in which the latest confusion was explained, went out for about 2 more hours. not many kids. Saw 2 Red-footed Boobies, and a nice adult masked Booby. The Bill of the former is more turquoise than the ones seen off Mexico; of the latter was quite salmon pink. Saw one brown and white- undidentified bird, 2 more white rumped petrels and 2 single Sooty Terns. Also here were 2 more turtles, 4 whales, 1 jumping completely out of the water but very far out, and 2 near the boat but hard to see. Balcanopterus? Earlier saw a group of about 10 greyish colored porpoises. Very few birds from 4:30 to sunset. Saw about six types of flying fish today; a clear wing, no pelvic, in large flock; a black winged, no pelvic, in flocks; a white wings, large pelvic, white margined species, or red-brown pelvic finned species (1 only) and a species marked [illegible] yellow but. white is yellow pole. Saw only one of these. The midshipmen are walking about with 2 foot lengths of fire hose, slopping them viciously against the boat. The "poll workers" (3rd class) now wear gains, a blue shirt, or tea shirt (on top), black tie, (sticking out) and 1 tennis, 1 dress shoe. Two jars full of water have been tied to the floors, one at each side, and in each stands a "poll worker" keeping watch with "binoculars" much of empty