After anchoring at Tagus Cove, Albemarle Island, at 
1430, the President and all members of his party took to the boats 
and fished the smooth waters of Tagus Cove and nearby strait® The * 
results were excellent in a fishing sense, a large catch of grouper, 
mackerel, and tuna falling to the piscatorial skill of the Party® 
(Another ff Golden Grouper” fell to Steve Early 1 s skill!) A strange 
fish with the appearance of a fresh water ”gar” was hooked by Dr® 
Mclntire® The boat containing Pa Watson and Steve Early again took 
top honors for the largest catch of the day® Pa earned the sobriquet 
of ^Gun-shot Watson” when he directed the firing of two *45 caliber 
bullets into an inoffensive tuna on his hook, mistakenly taken for a shark 
Pa f s pet abhorrence! 
Recognizing that the initiation ceremonies of the day took 
heavy toll of the energies and imagination of the former Poilywogs in the 
Presidential Party, especially of the press correspondent, Steve Early, 
the President himself added these lines to the day f s press releases 
”The former Pollywog members of the Presidents party have all vsurvived, 
but while they are recuperating, this despatch is being sent not by 
Mr® Early but by the Senior Shellback himself®” 
After an eventful day all hands were prayerfully glad to 
hie themselves to the ”downy” after the movies* And the Engineers Force 
earned an unexpected and welcomed respite when it was decided to remain 
at anchor over night* 
