Revised Sep 8, 2021
1 pm: Moderate Breezes and fair weather – Out all Reefs Fore Top Sail and set Steering Sails
4 pm: Saw some Egg Birds – A Tropic Bird with a red Tail and a small brown Sheerwater
7 pm: Light Airs, worked the pumps as usual – at 7 hauled down the Starboard steering Sails and Larboard [Low?] Steering Sail – moderate Breeze and fair
10 pm: at 10 Cloudy
12 mid: Fair weather
2 am: Strong breeze and clear weather – In Steering Sails and 1st Reefs
4 am: Shortened Sail occasionally for the Tender
5 am: Moderate Breeze out 1st Reefs and made all Sail
7 am: Thick portable Soup Gruel for Breakfast
9 am: Cleaned below – Spread the Quarter Deck Awnings
11 am: Saw Two Tropic, and an Egg Bird
Mustered in Divisions after which Captain Bligh read prayers to the people – Served Krout and
wort as usual & Borecole in the Pease for dinner
12 noon: At Noon Moderate breezes and fine weather Assistant in Company
Broached a puncheon of Spruce Beer for the Ships Company
Latitude Observed 29°..01′ South