Lehner P. 1964 97 Oct. 28 up again at the usual time of 7:30; Larry and Roger set to skinning birds; Ken, George and I wrapped fish and Binion set off for Aradojairik Island to collect ticks at 8:10; at 10:15 he was back on board and the rest of us were in the process of cleaning up the deck; the immediate vicinity of our labs took on the appearance more of a garbage barge than a transport vessel; at 2:25 we were leaving Erikub lagoon by the east passage; we turned south headed on that course, then southwest and then almost west directly for Kwajalein; we had strong east winds which kept the seas fairly high and brought us a rain storm at 3:15 which lasted 20 minutes and postponed our at sea watch which Binion and I had begun at 8:00; because of frequent rain squalls through- out the afternoon which cut our visibility way down, the at sea watch was canceled for the rest of our trip to Kwajalein; the rest of the day was spent on various jobs on board - skinning birds, catching up on notes, reading and sleep.