Sat, 28 Feb 1953 9:10 A.M. Course 250° T. BOOBY FLYING AROUND SHIP BLACK WING TIPS & BL 2°S. BILL PINKISH (DULL). IN SHIPS TRACK FOR A FEW MINUTES. WE ARE NOW WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED MILES OF THE TUAMOTU ARCH. TOMORROW THERE SHOULD BE MANY BIRDS, ALTHO WE WILL NOT SIGHT THE ISLANDS TO THE NORTH. RAIN SQUALL AT 11:15 1:15 P.M. BLUE-FACED BOOBY FLYING AROUND SHIP. BILL YELLOW; COULD NOT SEE COLOR OF FEET. LAT. (D.R.) 18°-22'S; LONG. (D.R.) 131°-54'W, 249° T DIST. 364 MI. ST. T. 24 HR. AV. SP. 15.16 KNOTS WIND E.N.E. 3 SEA ENE SLIGHT T.T. 9D, 16H 35M. TO BRISBANE 4146 MI. FROM BALBOA 3559 MI. A BEAUTIFUL SUNNY, BLUE AFTERNOON. READ + SLEPT IN DECK CHAIR. STEWAR D GAVE ME 2 DOZ. ORANGES FOR ORANGEADE TONIGHT (FOR "OUR GANG" WHO LIKE FRUIT JUICE WITHOUT A SPIKE). FULL MOON UP AT SUNSET. SUNSET SHOWED PROMISE BUT THE CUMULUS WAS TOO THICK. SQUALL AT 8:130. WILL PASS SMALL UNINHABITED ISLAND TOMORROW "VANAVANA" ON OUR PORT; AUSTRAL ISLAND (TUBUA) ON TUESDAY. CHIEF MATE TREATED US TO TASMANIAN CIDER SLEPT ON FLYING BRIDGE UNTIL 11 A.M. CAPTAIN MADE UNEXPECTED TOUR OF BRIDGE AFTER MIDNIGHT.