SATURDAY 31 JAN. 1953 LAT. 36°-13' N. LONG. 75°-28' W. DISTANCE 53 MI. STERMING TIME 3 HR. 30 MIN. AV. SP. 15.14 KT. WIND S.E. 2 SEA SLIGHT. SAILED 6:30 A.M. DULL DAY RAIN SPITS MANY BONAPARTES GULLS + A FEW GANNETS OUT NEAR PILOT SHIP. ALSO A SCHOOL OF 30-50 PORPOISES. RAIN SQUALLS FOR REST OF DAY. RUNNING DOWN TO CAPE HATTERAS ON COURSE 170°. PASSED HATTERAS LIGHT ABOUT 5 P.M. NEW COURSE 219°. SCATTERED GANNETS. WROTE TO HERMANO DANIEL. SLEPT MOST OF AFTERNOON. A FEW MORE DAYS + I WILL BE COMPLETELY RELAXED. I ONLY WISH THAT I HAD INSISTED THAT IT SAIL WITH ME. WE HAVE SEVERAL SICK PASSENGERS TODAY. BLOWING UP A BIT BUT NOT TOO MUCH MOTION. FOOD HAS BEEN GOOD BUT TOO MUCH OF IT. MILK TWICE A DAY (NOT AT NIGHT). GEOFF AND I ARE STARTING TO EASE UP ON MEALS. ONE OF THE ENGINEERS (USED TO WORK FOR CHRYSLER) - HUNGARIAN - TALKED WITH ME FOR AN HOUR ABOUT COMMUNISM, AMERICAN FAC- TORIES + PAPUAN NATIVES (HE HAD PICTURES FROM PT. MORESBY). STUDIED REPORT ON SHAW MEYERS MAMMAL COLLECTING IN N.G. ALSO READ CAPE YORK REPORT. CAPT. PEDER ERIKSEN CHIEF MATE HARLAN L. WADLEIGH 2ND MATE JAMES M. WALSH, JR. DONALD T. PENNIALL JAMES E. PEIFER