SAT. 14 FEB. 1953 COURSE 130° CLEAR, HORIZON CLOUDS WET BULB 73°F DRY 77° No motion, 8:AM. No birds 11:30 A.M. WIND STRONG FROM S. PITCHING SLIGHTLY. BLUE-HULLED SCHOONER CROSSING OUR WAKE ON AN EASTERLY COURSE. NO BIRDS. PUFFY CUMULUS CLOUDS OVERHEAD. 12:M 2 JAEGERS IN SIGHT - I VERY DARK, I LIGHT UNDERPTS. COURSE CHANGED TO 136° JUST 30 MILES OFF THE COAST OF YUCATAN. A HOT SUN ALL AFTERNOON BUT THE STRONG BREEZE MADE IT VERY PLEASANT. HAD MY SHIRT OFF FOR A HALF HOUR. MOST OF THE PASSENGERS WERE SUN BATHING. HAVE STARTED TO SLOW UP ON EATING. FOOD CONTINUES VERY GOOD. SOON AFTER SUNSET WE PASSED A UNITED FRUIT PASSENGER SHIP ON A NORTHBOUND COURSE, PROBABLY FOR NEW ORLEANS. WIND DYING DOWN. TIED UNTIL ABOUT MIDNIGHT. TALK IS THAT WE WILL NOT REACH PANAMA UNTIL TUES. A.M. LAT. 22°-00' N LONG. 86°-33' W. COURSE 134° T DIST. BY OBS. 341 ST. TIME 24 HRS. AV. SP. 14.21 K WIND SE 4 SEA SIE, SLG. T.T. ID 18H 45M CRISTOBAL 873 HOUSTON 622