Day Twenty Four
Lat. 40° 6' S Long. 161° 28' W Dist 159 miles
"The port watch took in the upper topga'n'sails and braced up the yards a little more. We set the mainsail at 7.30 am. I spent the afternoon swinging on the end of a rope sitting on a piece of wood similar to a swing chipping and scraping the mizzen mast.
We had a real good sing-song in the dog-watch. "Wales, Wales" and "Men of Harlech" for the Old Man's benefit, although he did not appreciate it. The concert party consists of four with the Australian and any within hearing as audience. Davis converses with the steward in his room every dog watch. I don't envy him (Davis). The Old Man retaliated by making the port watch furl the mainsail at 8.15 pm."