'While all the passengers were sat waiting for their soup, I was wrestling on the floor in the kitchen...'
19 Oct 65 : Time to wrestle! : Cap Finisterre, Pacific Ocean
16 Oct 65 : The days are long : Cap Finisterre, Pacific Ocean
'It gets very tedious at sea, and I can't understand why anyone would want to make a career of it...'
14 Oct 65 : Special moments on board : Cap Finisterre, Pacific Ocean
'Something strange is happening today. Today is Thursday 14th and tomorrow is Saturday 16th!'
10 Oct 65 : Paradise, bliss – and drunken legionnaires : Tahiti
'Tahiti has just slipped over the horizon and I think this is one of the biggest regrets of my life, for I shall probably never see it again...'
7 Oct 65 : Sailing to Tahiti : Cap Finisterre, Pacific Ocean
'Had a very bad day yesterday. The chief steward went on a 'blinder' and was blind drunk all day...'
5 Oct 65 : Approaching the equator : Cap Finisterre, Pacific Ocean
'Very hot and sticky. Sleep is very difficult and some of the crew now sleep on deck...'
2 Oct 65 : Boredom and booze at sea : Cap Finisterre, Pacific Ocean
'We are 'speeding' along at 17 miles per hour which seems a ridiculously slow speed to be travelling for a distance of 7000 miles - but I suppose we will get there sooner or later...'
