Revised Jun 7 2021
1:00 pm Moderate & very Cloudy Weather. Many Porpoises and whales about. The kind we constantly see have two Spouts at the back of the head.
4:00 pm Exercised Small Arms
6:00 pm 55 fathoms soft oozey ground as before scarce any brought up by the lead.
8:00 pm Light Airs & Calms
12:00 am 60 fathoms Soundings as before
3:00 am Caught a Shark
4:00 am Light Airs. Set Top Mast Top Gallant and lower Steering Sails.
8:00 am Fine Weather and Smooth water.
9:00 am Overhauled all the Rigging, Greased the Topmasts & employed in the Hold getting water to hand.
12:00 pm 50 fathoms. Very fine Weather. Many Albatrosses Sheerwaters, Mother Careys Chickens & Port Egmont Hens sitting on the water as far as we can see & other small Sea Birds, but have not seen one Pintada Bird. Many Whales.