21st September 1769

Society Islands to New Zealand
Most part Gentle breezes and clear weather. Wind South Easterly; course South 50 degrees West; distance 62 miles; latitude 30 degrees 00 minutes South, longitude 160 degrees 42 minutes West.

Joseph Banks Journal
Pleasant breeze: some birds about us, Albatrosses and black and grey shearwaters.

Sydney Parkinson’s Journal
On the 21st, we had a smart breeze from the S.E. supposed to be the tail of the trade winds, with clear weather.

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