(3) September 1 Lat.30-56 S. Long.153-7 E. Run 205 Navigators hug the coast to get the advantage of a cold current,evidently Antarctic in origin,that moves quite rapidly northward.This part of the shore is sandy and does not appear to support much.Saw some cormorants similar to those described in connection with the trip up the Parramatta River. Also terns and larger birds that I think are gannets- very adept at diving,sometimes from the height of fifty or a hun-dred feet,the bird penetrating the water quite a few feet af-ter prey.Whales are around in schools- humpbacks and right whales on their way south to colder waters. There is one little man on board named Quintal who hails from Norfolk Island.Heis a descendant of one of the mu-tineers of H.M.S. Bounty that went ashore and settled on Pit-cairn Island in the early part of the nineteenth century.He has promised to send me some photographs of birds that he has taken on Norfolk Island. September 2 Lat.27-12 S. Long.153-29 E. Run 233 Weather has never been so fine.Terns plentiful;also counte some petrels.On the basis of some reassuring word by radio the captain has decided to go to Brisbane.At 3 P.M.we passed Moreton Island and entered the bay (also Moreton), which is over 20 miles wide,the entrance to the Brisbane River. On the way in we passed the William Penn of Galveston,the first American ship we have seen since we left.Vessels going to Bris-bane stop at Pinkenba which is at the mouth of the river and 15 miles from town.The latter we reached by motor and in time to catch a few stores open so that we could get a few things we thought we might need.All the residential houses are most-ly one-story bungalow style and built on piles,somewhat remi-niscent of Honolulu. September 3 Lat.25-11 S. Long.153-19 E. Run 147 1063 miles from Tulagi at noon to-day,and Sandy Cape,the last bit of mainland we shall see for some time just dropping over the stern.Here through the second's glasses I was shown some wild horses on this bleak spot- he called them "brumbies",little fellows with thick necks and rather large heads for their bodies.More whales to-day and some only 200 yards off the ship.One gave us a great thrill by"breaching", leaping clear out of the water;then he would pound on the sur-face of the water lazily with one great fin.Birds not as plen-tiful as they have been- a few flocks of shearwaters and lone petrels. September 4 Lat.21-36 S. Long.154-36 E. Run 227 Fairly rough to-day.We have caught the trades.Saw some Mother Cary's Chickens,little black and white birds;they appear to"shear"in their flight,skimming the water with their wings like the shearwaters. September 5 Lat. 17-54 S. Long.156-4 E. Run 238 Prevailing SW trade winds keepus cool;in addition the sky is overcast.At noon we were 598 miles from Tulagi and general prognosis has it that we shall be in port by Wednesday evening(7th)and shall anchor in the harbor until morning.This afternoon we passed close to Mellish Reef,a coral atoll of con-