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Friday 1-12-22 Hanarare Bay, heavy rain
light breeze from N.E. clear night, 7 a.m.
scraping fore-deck moon pump dry Bar. 30.00
Saturday 2-12-22 Hanarare Bay, cloudy
weather light breeze from E.N.E. fine night
5 a.m. rain noon pump dry Barom. 30.00
Sunday 3-12-22 Hanarare Bay, rainy wea-
ther, calm during the night, fresh breeze
from E.N.E. sailors washing their clothes
7 a.m. heavy rain moon pump dry Bar. 30.04
Monday 4-12-22 Hanarare Bay, rainy weather.
fine night, 7 a.m. steamed for Omoo Bay
8 a.m. anchored at 9 fathoms, raining,
moon pump dry Barom. 30.00
Tuesday 5-12-22 at Omoo Bay, cloudy wea-
ther, light wind from N.E. fine night 7 a.m.
rainy pump dry at noon Barom. 30.00
Wednesday 6-12-22 at Omoo Bay, light breeze
from E.N.E. fine weather, cleaning paint
calm night, 8 a.m. fresh breeze, moon
pump dry, Barom. 30.10
Thursday 7-12-22 at Omoo Bay, clear weather
fresh breeze from East, night fine, moon
pump dry Barom. 30.05
Friday 8-12-22 Omoo Bay, cloudy weather
fresh breeze from E.N.E. 7 P.M. left for
Nafuka course S.S.W. 10 a.m. sailor Fatuni
fell overboard, tacked ship, put boat out
10 minutes after, the boat returned with the
sailor Fatuni on board 12.20 made course N.
E. rain, little swell from E.N.E. moon
pump dry Barom. 30.07
Saturday 9-12-22 Fatehira to Nafuka, cloudy
weather, fresh wind from N.E. lot at noon
12.00 S. Long. - 139°42' We sighted the west point
of Nafuka at 8 a.m. rainy S.A.M. squally
moon, pump dry. Barom. 30.12
Sunday 10-12-22 Fatehira to Nafuka, cloudy
weather, fresh breeze from East, lot. at noon
13°55' S. Long. 141°10 W. sighted the west point
of Nafuka bearing S.W. by W. 2 P.M. arrived, boat
went ashore, fine night moon pump dry Barom. 30.15
Monday 11. off Nafuka west side fine weather
fresh breeze from E.N.E. 5 P.M. left, course W.S.W.
squally night, clear morning moon pump dry
Barom. 30.10
Tuesday 12-12-22 Nafuka to Likei, cloudy wea-
ther, moderate breeze from E.N.E. lot at noon
14°26' S. Long. 142°44' W. fine night. 11.30 a.m.
sighted Likei 11 miles away bearing S.W. by W.
at times squally pump dry at noon Bar. 30.04
Wednesday 13-12-22 Nafuka to Likei, cloudy
weather, light wind from E.N.E. started machine
1.45 P.M. boat went ashore 6. P.M. left, course
S.W. by W., during the night fine 7 a.m. course
S.W. by S. 11.30 a.m. sighted the N. point of
Aratika bearing S.W. 10 miles, moon pump
dry. Barom. 29.92
Thursday 14-12-22 Likei to Aratika, cloudy wea-
ther, light breeze from N.E. 1.30 P.M. arrived
at the west Pass, boat went ashore, 2.30 p.m.
rainy 1 a.m. sculled for Papete, course S.W. by W.
8 a.m. sighted Toau & Apotaki, 9 a.m. fresh
breeze, moon pump dry Bar. 30.07
Friday 15-12-22 Aratika to Papete, cloudy wea-
ther, fresh breeze from N.E. lot at noon 15°15' S.
Long. 146°27 W. course S.W. by W., squally night
at times light wind moon pump dry 30.10