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Thursday.- 22/1/22.- Off Vanavava fine weather
light air from E.S.E. found Nicolas
labors had no provisions so we gave them
some provisions during the night light
air 1 a.m. sailor Drollet sleeping while
he was on duty 7 a.m. fresh breeze from
east, midday pump dry, Bar. 30.25.
Friday.- 23/1/22.- Off Vanavava cloudy weather
fresh breeze from E.N.E. painting big swell
from S.S.W. during the night squally 8 a.m.
scraping deck, midday pump dry, Bar.
30.21.
Saturday.- 24/1/22.- Off Vanavava, cloudy wea.
thin fresh breeze from E.N.E. 3 p.m.
squally 4 p.m. sailed for Ahunui
course N.W. 1/4 W. 9 a m. sighted land 12
miles direction N.N.W. 11, 30 a.m. arrived
on the West side at time squalls mid-
day pump dry, Bar. 30.14.
Sunday.- 25/1/22.- off Ahunui west side, cloudy
weather strong breeze from N.E. reefed main
sail and fore sail during the night rainy
9 a.m. boat went ashore, midday pump
dry, Bar. 30.16.
Monday.- 26/1/22.- off Ahunui west side cloudy
weather fresh breeze from N.E. scraping
deck 11 p.m. left for Parava, course
N.W. by N. 2 a.m. calm 8 a.m. steamed
11.30 a.m. arrived boat went ashore by
the west side, midday pump dry, Bar.
30.15.
Tuesday.- 27/1/22.- Off Parava cloudy weather
fresh breeze from east scraping deck 2
a.m. found Charley skate laying down
covered with his quilt 1 a.m boat went
ashore, midday pump dry, Bar. 30.20.
Wednesday 28/1/22.- Off Parava cloudy weather
strong breeze from East, reefed main sail
and fore sail 9 p.m. sailed for Mengongoro
course W.N.W. 4 a.m. hove to on the East
side, 6 a.m. sailed for the West side 9
a.m arrived, boat went ashore at times
squalls, midday pump dry, Bar. 30.20.-
Thursday.- 29/1/22.- Off Mengongoro, cloudy weather
strong breeze from E.N.E. 4.15 p.m. sailed
for Papeete, course W. 1/4 N. making 8 miles
per hour, at times squalls during the night
clear, midday pump dry, Bar. 30.12.-
Friday.- 30/1/22.- Mengongoro to Papeete, cloudy
weather, fresh breeze from E.N.E. all sails
set, Lat. obs. noon 18.48 S. Long obs. noon
174.08 W., during the night squally 8 a.m.
heavy rain with squalls from S.E. mid-
day pump dry, Bar. 30.20.-
Saturday.- 1/7/22.- Mengongoro to Papeeta, rainy
weather, fresh breeze from East, Lat. noon obs.
17.56 S. Long. noon obs. 146.06 W. course West
5 p.m. light breeze from N.W. E. 8 a.m. clear
breeze from East making 2 miles per hour
midday pump dry, Bar. 30.10.
Sunday.- 2/7/22.- Mengongoro to Papeete. clear
weather, light breeze from E.N.E. Lat. noon
obs. 17.41 S. Long. noon obs. 147.18 W., 4 p.m.
sighted Mehetia about 40 miles bearing W.S.W.
8 p.m. rainy 1 a.m. found sailor Drollet
sleeping while he was on duty 9.30 a.m.
sighted Gautua sailors walking paint
midday pump dry Bar. 30.15.