At sea (cont 3) 30. On the end an acceptance of the futility of its battle made the voyage easier & I could settle down to a routine, which did not, normally, allow of sleeping out or writing, reading, or reading unless lying prone. Whenever sleep was possible - that greatest of all escapes - it was sought, & relinquished only with sorrow. May birds were sighted, and their names follow: Shearwaters: Nagado's; Walgetrich; Xmas Island Petrels: Bonin Island, White-necked, Bulwer's, & probably Dark-rumped (white under wing). Tropic birds: Red-tailed, White-tailed. Boobies: Brown, Red-footed Frigates: Greater Terns: Sooty, Common Noddy, Grey-backed, Fairy Several whales, I think (with 2 pilot fish & 3 remora. All in all, this area of the Pacific is a real desert in the sea, with birds widely scattered, fish scarce, Flying fish were seen coming, larger near land. Feeding flocks are interesting & multiplied, the larger Frigates high alone, Petrels & Shearwaters near surface, & Terns in the middle all bombing down when the prey is sighted. Squid taken readily, & in daylight.