20th and 21st April 1771

[Cape of Good Hope to England]
20th. Gentle breezes and Clear weather. Wind Westerly; latitude 29 degrees 40 minutes South, longitude 346 degrees 10 minutes West.

21st. A moderate trade wind and Pleasant weather. Wind Southerly; course North 54 degrees West; distance 100 miles; latitude 28 degrees 43 minutes South, longitude 347 degrees 42 minutes West.

Joseph Banks Journal
20th.  Wind and weather continuing just as yeste[r]day.

21st.   Got the Wind again astern with pleasant weather which already alterd much for the warmer.

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