| Sunday, 16th Lat 19°12’S Long 76°21’W Dist. 96 miles |
I was a treat at the wheel tonight. Fine moonlight, sea right aft, and to feel the ship speeding along 10 knots after standing still for a week. Discovered a nest of rats in my clothes box. | ||
| ⚪ | Monday, 17th Lat 19°13’S Long 76°21’W Dist. 96 miles |
Getting bulwarks ready for painting, scraping life-buoys. Smashed mate's [- ? -] glass. He was very good, he said it could not be helped. Poor chap has to burn candles now. | |
| Tuesday, 18th Lat 18°53’S Long 78°25’W Dist. 125 miles |
Scraping bulwarks. Mates helping me in navigation a lot today. | ||
| Wednesday, 19th Lat 17°22’S Long 80°2’W Dist. 70 miles |
Took off wire wheel pennant, and put on the chain again. Tonight thick fog. | ||
| Thursday, 20th Lat 16°32’S Long 82°23’W Dist. 70 miles |
Chipping and painting bulwarks. Fine night. Saw some dolphins and bonetars. | ||
| Friday, 21st Lat 15°37’S Long 84°10’W Dist. 113 miles |
Painting gig. Tonight it is raining and blowing hard. | ||
| Saturday, 22nd Lat 14°56’S Long 88°10’W Dist. 122 miles |
Sand and canvas. Tonight did navigation, also a lot in mate's room. | ||
| Sunday, 23rd Lat 13°56’S Long 88°10’W Dist. 122 miles |
Reading most of the day. Cape pigeons left us today. Good day. | ||
| Monday, 24th Lat 12°51’S Long 89°59’W Dist. 125 miles |
Painting gig. Exchanged four pairs of socks with Mr. Ritchie. | ||
| Tuesday, 25th Lat 12°1’S Long 91°35’W Dist. 100 miles |
Burning off paint off the houses. Port and Starboard watches not on speaking terms just now. | ||
| Wednesday, 26th Lat 10°46’S Long 93°12’W Dist. 108 miles |
Same work. Gape pigeons left us today. | ||
| Thursday, 27th Lat 9°36’S Long 94°56’W Dist. 124 miles |
Caught a lot of bugs in mate's room. I was compeled to turn out of my bunk tonight and sleep on deck through the bugs. | ||
| ⚪ | Friday, 28th Lat 8°27’S Long 95°52’W Dist. 78 miles |
Hundred upon hundreds of flying fish about. Also dolphins and bonetars. Second mate almost speared a sleeping turtle. | |
| Saturday, 29th Lat 7°12’S Long 96°52’W Dist. 102 miles |
Sand and canvas the order of the day. Rigged up a good awning on Fo'c'stle head and dossed there. | ||
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