P9 SAT.-FEB. 7, 1948 AVER. SPEED - 16.71 KNOTS ON BOARD S/S MARINE PHOENIX DIST. 401 MI. LAT. 0° 08'S ! DAY 24 HRS. [NOON DECK REPORT] LONG. 159° 27' W 3060 TO SAN FRAN.; 1080 TO SAMOA COURSE - VARIOUS CROSSED EQUATOR AT 11:15 A.M. (LONG. 159° 21' W) PASSED TARVIS ISLAND ABOUT 2:30 P.M. (STARBOARD - 10-15 MI.) UP AT 7: A.M. CALM SEA, AS USUAL. BETWEEN 7:30 & 8: A.M. ABOUT 15 GANNET - WELL OFF - LOW OVER WATER. 2 GANNET IN CLOSER 1°+2° DARK. AT 8:30 A.M., 25+ TERNS (PROB. SOOTY) FISHING, WELL OFF. FROM 10: TO NOON SPENT IN LOOKING AT MRS. STANBURY'S ALBUM OF SWISS PICTURES - ON FORWARD HATCH IN SUN. DR. LILLEY JOINED US LATER; INVITED ME TO SEE HIS PICTURES. ONE LONG BLAST ON WHISTLE WHEN EQUATOR CROSSED - IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE FOR FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE! CHOSE IN COLOMBIA, BUT NEVER SERIOUS- LY THREATENED BEFORE. ANOTHER 20+ TERNS SEEN GOING PAST. BIRD NUMBERS MEAN LITTLE TODAY - WE ARE NOT TOO FAR FROM CHRISTMAS IS. + TARVIS IS AHEAD - OTHER SMALL ISLANDS TO NORTH & N.E.. MIDDLE OF DAY AND THE FLIGHTS ARE IN EVERY DIR- ECTION. A FEW FLYING FISH THIS A.M. AT 12:15, 3 RED-T. TROP-BIRDS OVER SHIP AT 12:30, 50+ SOOTY TERNS AT 12:45 P.M., 3 GANNET (1°+2° DARK) 1 ALL-BROWN GANNET AT 1: P.M., 2 FRIGATE BIRDS (SPREAD TAIL IN BANKS) 1 PETREL - WITH WHITE TRUMP (SHAPE TAIL + WHITE PATCH ?) - FAIRLY SMALL. TO BRIDGE FOR METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. COPIED MORE WEATHER CODE DATA. CAPT. DROPPED INTO 3RD'S CADIN & CHATTED FOR A FEW MINUTES - BROUGHT ME BOOK TO READ "WEATHER AROUND THE WORLD". AT 3: P.M. 5 TERN (NNE). ANOTHER GANNET (1°+2° DARK). GOEBEL OFF WATCH - TALKED A BIT (ABOUT STATE OF WORLD - CIVIL WORLD SHOULD TAKE STOCK OF SELF AND STOP LIVING SELFISHLY & FURIOUSLY IN THE PRESENT). LIKE H.G. VERY MUCH - IT KNOWS WAY AROUND AND VERY SOUND. SAW DR. LILLEY'S PICTURES - BLOWS UP 2½ SQ. BLACK + WHITES THEN PAINTS USING TRANSPARENT OILS. SOME VERY BEAUTIFUL PRINTS. SCENERY - BOTH COUNTRYSIDE + HUMAN (IN BATHING SUITS) - VERY LOVELY. COLORS TRUE BUT OF COURSE PAINTING IS NOT QUITE