Revised 2010-12-01
1 pm: Fresh gales and cloudy weather
2 pm: Saw several Tropic birds.
4 pm: Unbent the best and bent the old Jib. – Hauled in the lower steering sail – Worked ye Pumps
6 pm: A steady strong breeze and fine weather
9 pm: Squally with light showers of rain
12 mid: Fresh gale and fine weather
2 am: In Fore Top Mast Steering sail.
4 am: In Top Gallant sails – Fair weather – Saw Tropic birds.
6 am: Down Top Gallant Yards and bent the old sails – Sat ye Fore Top Mast steering sail
8 am: Served the usual Breakfast ne Washed the Decks below and destroyed vast numbers of cockroaches by sluicing the Beams &c. Aired with Fires. – Served Sour Krout, and Portable Soup in the Pease for Dinner. Up Top Gallant Yards – Unbent the 2nd best and bent the old Foresail – Broached a Puncheon of Spruce Beer for the ships company in lieu of Grog.
12 noon: A fresh gale and fair weather Assistant in company.
Latitude Observed 16°·13′ South