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The weather is cooler today (this afternoon), nice breeze this evening blowing crossways of our pilot house (both doors, one each side, are open) is so strong that papers must be weighted down or out they go; yet it's balmy and nice withal.

We had wahoo yesterday for lunch, but way cook fixed it it was too dry.

This will be the only diary mailed; no more mail until I get back to Panama, except maybe a note at Post Office Bay, where we all plan to deposit some mail. Crew is most anxious to do this.

Wind N.W. 2 - 1 SW 2
Temp. (a) Dry 79-91. (b) West 76-84. (c) 76-82.
Weather: BC and C.

[[underlined]]April 2, 1941.[/underlined]] At Malpelo 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Circled Island fishing. Caught 2 large Pacific amberjacks by submerged rock near N.W. corner of Id. and between it and islets adjacent.

Wind, SSW, 2, S, 4, 5, 2 to S.E. 2.
Temp. (a) 83-92.  (b) 78-82.  (c) 80-82.
Weather B - BC

^[[Neptune Party Apr 3/1941]]
                                           
[[underline]]April 3,[[/underline]] enroute Salinas, Ecuador.

Wind: S.W. (1) - S (2). SSW (3-4). SW. 2.
Temp.: (a) 83-88. (b) 77-81. (c) 82-83.
Weather: BC - C - BC

12-16 special watches posted as directed by Neptunus Rex.

1340 Neptunus Rex, Royal Queen and Royal Baby.

1535 (Party over), Royal Party left ship,[[strikethrough]]2150[[/strikethrough]] Jolly Roger hauled down.

2150 Sighted steamer lights, passed tramp to port dist. 2 miles. Only steamer passed or seen on cruise.

Transcription Notes:
The word "cooler" in line one looked to have been written "coller" and overwritten. Strikethrough was done with "xxxxx"