| I got seasick very quickly and remained |
| sick for two days. As we neared the equator, |
| the seas seemed to be especially high. |
| We saw a school of whales one day. |
| We were to first stop at Gizo in the |
| New Georgia Islands to drop off supplies |
| for a tracking station located there. |
| We sailed along the Bismark Archipelago |
| and passed close to New Ireland. Later |
| the island of Bougainville was also visible. |
