HAVE BEEN BUSY READING "BIRDS OF THE OCEAN" TODAY. TONIGHT I BEGAN "CHARLES DARWIN AND THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE" - EDITED BY NORA BARLOW (HIS GRAND-DAUGHTER). THERE IS SOME BACKGROUND READING, THEN FOLLOW LETTERS WRITTEN TO HIS SISTERS + TO FATHER. BREAKFAST: SLICED FRESH PEACHES, ORANGE JUICE, SCRAMBLED EGGS + CANADIAN BACON, DELICIOUS "SWEET BREAD", BUTTER, JELLY, MILK. LUNCH: SOUP, FISH, LIVER + BACON, SALAD, CUSTARD DINNER: CONSOMME, FISH, LAMB, BAKED POTATO, STRING BEANS, YOUNG ONIONS, RADISHES, ICE CREAM AND CAKE. I NOTICE THAT NONE OF MY COMPANIONS AT THE CAPTAIN'S TABLE EAT SALAD. WE HAVE VERY ADEQUATE ROOM AT OUR TABLE, OTHER TABLES VERY CROWDED. WE HAVE 2 AUSTRALIAN COUPLES, AN AUSTRA. DOCTOR, GEOFF, MYSELF + THE CAPTAIN. THE CAPT. SHOWED UP TO NIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME (AS IS CUSTOM). CAPT. JOHANNSEN - SWEDISH - MOST OF LIFE IN SAN FRANCISCO. CONVOYED OVER BOTH ATLANTIC + PACIFIC. NOT TOO OBSERVING (YOU SEE HAWAII + YOU'VE SEEN ALL THE PACIFIC IS.) NOT TOO CURIOUS ABOUT NATURAL HISTORY - KNOWS NEXT TO NOTHING ABOUT BIRDS (HIS SHIP-FOLLOWERS). BLUFF, HEARTY - NOT A TUXEDO CAPTAIN. OUR DR. PASSENGER IS IN CHARGE OF ALL N.S.W. HOSPITALS. HAS SPENT 6 MO. STUDYING HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION IN CANADA, MEXICO, AND U.S. HE IS ONLY ONE I HAVE MET SO FAR WHO CAN APPRECIATE WHAT "OUR TRIP" MEANS. CAPT. IS A CONSERVATIVE: 1) DOESN'T LIKE NEWS 2) OR NEGROS 3) OR MIXED MARRIAGE 4) CALLS HIS SHIP A "THIRD-RATE TROOP SHIP" 5) THE PANAMA CANAL RUINED SAN FRANCISCO 6) SMOKES CIGARS 7) DRINKS MILK - BECAUSE I HAVE TO - TOO MUCH COFFEE DURING CONVOY DUTY. GEOFF IS CONSUMING A DETECTIVE STORY A DAY. HE INTENDS TO BUILD UP SHIP LIBRARY WHICH AT PRESENT HAS 0 VOLS. FILLED OUT AN ARRAY OF 6 FORMS TODAY FOR INFORMATION OF MATSON RECORDS + AUSTRALIAN ENTRY - I AM AN "ALIEN" OF COURSE. BOAT DRILL AT 3: P.M. VERY WELL ATTENDED. SHIP HAS BARKER SYSTEM WHICH IS MOST EFFECTIVE. SEA WAS COBALT BLUE TODAY - OVERCAST MOST OF DAY. SUN CAUGHT THE WAVE OCCASIONALLY. BIRD FIGURES LISTED ABOVE ARE AFFECTED BY AMT. + FREQ. OF GARBAGE DISPOSALS. BIRDS CON- GREGATE + MANY LINGER, CATCHING UP TO SHIP AT THEIR LEISURE. THE 2 SIGNIFICANT CHANGES: 1) DROP IN NO. OF ALBATROSSES 2) INCREASE IN NO. OF GULLS AT 4:30. HOW I WISH WE WERE IN A SAILING VESSEL WITH TIME TO REALLY STUDY SEA BIRDS. THE PACIFIC IS AN EMPTY WORLD - IF ONE IS NOT A NATURALIST.