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Lehner, P.
1964
Nov.
27
Up at 6:45; the morning was chilly with
a mild breeze from the east; there was nobody
stationed on the bow today, as we were trying
to make an ETA and did not have time to shoot
and pick up birds; at 0754 a whale was seen off the
starboard bow going SE; by 8:45 the sun was out
bright and the wind had died down; we totaled up
the number of birds collected on the trip -
441 birds were collected; in the P.M. the weather
turned hot; I began packing in anticipation of
our ETA of 1600; at 1240 we saw a sport fishing
boat off the port indicating that we were
approaching our destination; at 1300 we first
saw the mountains of Oahu through the fog; five
minutes later (1305) a Black-footed Albatross
skimmed across our stern but did not stay with
the ship; at 1615 the Pearl Harbor harbor pilot
boarded the ship; at 1650 we docked at Pier 39;
by 1715 Dr. Ely, Husted and Standen had arrived
and were ready to load our gear aboard their
pickup and get us to the hotel; however, we had
to wait for the custom and immigration officials
to come aboard and clear us; by 1815 we had most
of our personal gear in the truck and were
headed away from the pier; spent the night out
on the town with Standen , but stayed out of
trouble; the Marshalls-Gilberts trip was now PAU!