Mon. 16 FEB. 1953 COURSE 172° SHOULD BE IN NEIGHBORHOOD OF COLOMBIAN ISLANDS OF SAN ANDRES + PROVIDENCIA THIS MORNING. CHANGED COURSE DURING NIGHT & WE ARE ROLLING A BIT THIS A.M. MODERATE BREEZE. FEW PUFFY CUMULUS CLOUDS ON HORIZON, NO BIRDS. TEMP. 9: A.M. WET 76° DRY 81° WE WILL NOT PASS WITHIN SIGHT OF ISLANDS -50-60 MI. ORE. 9:50 - FIRST MAN-OF-WAR BIRD OVER SHIP - SOARED AWAY TO W. LAT. 13°-06'N; LONG. 80°-27'W. DIST. BY OBS. 328 MI. ST. TIME 24 H.; AV. SP. 13.66 K. WIND E 3 SEA E 5 LIGHT T.T. 3D 18 H 45 M. TO CRISTOBAL 224 - HOUSTON 1271 MI. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 20: SHORE DRIVE WITH TRADES BLOWING IN FROM BAY. A LOVELY COOL SPOT WITH LAWN + ROWS OF ROYAL PALMS. LAWN FULL OF CRAB HOLES. ONE PATH IN GRASS 1 INCH OR SO WIDE WORN TO BARE EARTH BY PASSAGE OF LEAF CUTTING ANTS. MANY WERE CARRYING BLADES OF GRASS. ONE ANT TRAVEL- ED 16 FEET IN 5 MIN. ALONG PATH. YOU CAN SEE THESE RUNS IN GRASS AT QUITE A DISTANCE. STREET PARADES KEEP UP UNTIL AFTER DARK. HAD SUPPER AT Y.M.C.A. WITH SOME OF CREW. PLAYED PING PONG. WALKED THE STREETS FOR A WHILE. NO STORES OPEN ON FRONT STREET. ONLY THE CHIP JOINTS + BARS OPEN. EVERY- ONE VERY WELL BEHAVED. OUR SHIP'S COOK IS A PANA- MANIAN. ALL SHADES OF COLOR. BACK TO SHIP WITH ELECTRICIAN ABOUT MIDNIGHT.