Went on guard last nite at 11 PM and slept out on deck until 2:00 AM when it became so windy that I went inside and slept until 6:15. Then outside again, and I was relieved at 7:00. Didn't feel like eating breakfast so didn't eat. Slept all morning. We are now flanked by Africa on our left and Spain on our starboard. We have plenty of good recorded music all day long. Bing Crosby is the popular favorite. Have heard several "Hit Parades" with the Voice and all the songs from "Oklahoma." Also we have our daily newspaper called the "Galley Gazette" giving us all the latest news and ball scores. Am now reading "Dangling Man," a story of a young man trying to make a hermit out of his inferior complex life, by Saul Bellow. Slept peacefully last night. Passed Rock of Gibraltar at midnight. I opened the port hole and looked out. It was quite dark and all I saw was lights from the Rock but could not distinguish the fortress's stony features. We are now in the Atlantic Ocean heading west.