Revised Aug 25 2021
1 pm: Fair Weather and Hazy
2 pm: Whales – Albetrosses Pintada Birds and Sheerwaters —
5 pm: Bent the Cables — Gave the people Clean Hammocks —
9 pm: Squally and drizling Rain. Steered a point to the Southward to keep my Latitude for Cape Town. —
12 mid: Fresh Breezes and Cloudy
3 am: Tried soundings 130 fathoms Line No Ground
7 am: Caught a Porpoise. Albetrosses and Pintada Birds —
8 am: Very Hazy Weather Cleaned Ship
10 am: At ½ past 10 Saw the Sugar Loaf Hill Table Bay S66E —
11 am: Saw many Divers
12 noon: Fair and very Hazy Weather. Lyons Rump S73E distant 7 Leagues. Lyons Head or Sugar loaf S70E. Table Hill S61E — The Coast towards the Cape SSE — 9 leagues off shore. –