Lehner, P. 1964 Nov. 19 - continued 3 check with the ship about 5:00 P.M. and told them we were ready to return to the ship and head for Honolulu; hands were shaken, thanks were given, pictures taken and Tiakabo's spoken as we finally launched the raft at 5:25 and headed for the ship on a high tide; we went through a feeding flock of Crested Terns and one Sooty Tern and collected 3 Crested Terns; large flying fish were also leaving the water inside the lagoon - the fact that they came inside the lagoon surprised me; at 6:20 we returned to the ship and I finally committed the act I had so often come close to before - a swell caught the raft as we were approaching the ship and pushed us aft under the generator discharge, soaking most of us with water - with most of the weight forward in the raft the propellor would not dig into the water on the turn and I did not think fast enough to force it under - the last trip of the last atoll I had finally done it! at 6:30 we had pulled anchor and were underway for Honolulu; a great relief would be felt among the crew that we were finally homebound; we all settled down for our ten days journey back - I had leaned back on my pillow to read some when the lights went out around 7:00 P.M. - I figured this was going to be the unexpected delay when on they came, only to go out again twice more - they were finally put in order and the movie could be heard again above the rumble of the engines; the total birds collected for the day is as follows: 3 Crested Terns, 6 Fairy Terns, 1 Black-naped Tern, 7 Common Noddies, 1 Hawaiian Noddy, 2 Pacific Pigeons, 1 Bristle-thighed Curlew, 4 Ruddy Turnstones, 3 Golden Plover, and 3 Godwits.