30 FRIDAY 27 FEB. 1953 OVERCAST BUT BRIGHT. SQUALL OFF STARBOARD BOW AT 9:AM. BIRD WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN A FAIRY TERN FLEW ACROSS RAIN FRONT, LOW OVER WATER. MAY HAVE BEEN TROPIC BIRD BUT DID NOT INVESTIGATE SHIP. LEAN TOWARDS TROP. BIRD. LAT. 16°-12' S; LONG. 126°-00' W; COURSE 247 T DIST. 382 MI. ST. TIME 25 HRS.; AV. SP. 15,28 KT WIND E 3; SEA E SLIGHT; T.T. 8D 16 H. 35 M. TO BRISBANE 4510 MI. FROM BALBOA 3195 MI. TEMP. 78° WET 85° DRY READ MOST OF AFTERNOON IN DECK CHAIR, PORT SIDE BOAT DECK FORWARD - COOL. A LOVELY ROSE SUNSET. NEARLY FULL MOON RISING IN SHIPS TRACK; CLOUDS ABOVE IT TOUCHED WITH SUNSET. MANY CUMULUS ON WESTERN RIM OUTLINED BY COLOR. TO BED AT 10:PM.