Lehner, Philip N., 1964-1965
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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!