Good-bye for the time being to blue skies and calm seas. Today dawned overcast and threatening and during the morning the wind freshened, with rain, and backed slowly to South - dead against our direct course to Tristan. We went over on the starboard tack around noon and were obliged to follow an Easterly course. If these conditions continue we shall have to cancel our proposed call at Tristan da Cunha.
Continued all p.m. and evening running due East, along the 35th parallel.
The captain and I sounded the fresh water tank - he said he had not had the courage to do it before - and found our water supply very low. over the total capacity of 600 liters we have already consumed 450 so strict economy must be the order of the day from now on. Apart from rain, we had been hoping to replenish fresh water and some vegetable supplies at Tristan. "Destination Cape Town" now has added significance.
Oliver sick again.
Trolling for fish. No catch.
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