Wednesday - £0 July 
The green verdure of Socorro Island as we approached, was a 
welcome sight to eyes a bit fed-up with the barren wastes of Baja 
California. The island coastline was rugged and broken but the 
terrain beyond gradually rose to a central peak some 3700 feet 
high, whose slopes were grass-covered. 
The Houston and t'cDougal anchored about 0830 off the entrance to 
Braithwaite Bay on the southern coast , where a measure of shelter 
from the prevailing "trades" was afforded, though not from a 
fairly heavy ground swell. 
The poor f ishin- luck of the previ ms day whetted the piscatorial 
anticipat ions of the President and his party all of whom eagerly 
embarked in the fishing boats as soon as they were hoisted out. 
The reward was nearly three hours of excellent fishing, the waters 
in and near Braithwaite Bay abounding in fish of all species, 
particularly "Groupers" of which a large number were caught. The 
honor for hauling in the largest fish of the morning went to the 
President, a "Jack" which tipped the scales at 38 lbs. This streamlined 
