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lying N.E. by N. 7 p.m., sighted Semmoline off land. 

 11.30 p.m., spoke her and made arrangements for next 

 day. We had been so very crowded and uncomfortable 

 before, that I decided not to go as M. S. was most anxious 

 about it, and B. was helpless without Lorange. His 

 intention was to be back in a week for supplies, etc. ; we 

 were to rendezvous at Straedmaes, supposed to be open, 

 and I thought I should then have my turn. 



August 5. Transhipping stores, bedding, etc., to 

 Semmoline all morning ; about noon B., M. S., and 

 Lorange off on board her. Sultana made sail for Straed- 

 maes. Light wind ; lots of seals, ' springers," Phoca 

 groenlandica, in strings, jumping out of the water and 

 looking like the Sea-serpent. 



August 6. Beating up Stor Fjord ; wind N.N.W. 

 and very light ; a big iceberg floating about undecidedly. 

 Noon, much ice across. 3 p.m., reached ice and sailed 

 about 2 miles through it. Pilot declared it ' ' fast ' ' a 

 little further up, were within 20 miles of Straedmaes. 

 Watered from the ice, as we were running short ; then 

 stood out to S.W. Lots of seals all day, mostly Phoca 

 groenlandica ; Ivory Gulls were numerous ; Dr. in boat 

 shot 10, I from deck shot 3. 



Sunday, August 7. Calm. Seals very numerous and 

 tame ; mostly the small species to-day. Several Ivory 

 Gulls. Mirage of " fast " ice all along the west shore 

 of Stor Fjord. Snow in evening. 



August 8. Light air. Making for Thousand Islands 

 to look for driftwood, being nearly out of fuel. 9 p.m. 

 Anchored about 3 miles N. of Russo. Dr. on shore ; 

 sent Ludwig with him. 



August 9. 1 a.m., Dr. returned with wood and birds. 

 Ludwig shot 2 Phalaropes and thought he knew where 

 there must be a nest. 9 a.m., I went ashore ; flushed 

 a female from nearly the same place ; never saw her 

 again, though I waited for an hour or two and afterwards 

 walked all over the island. Lots of Terns breeding ; 

 found eggs fresh. Red-throated Divers also, but did not 

 find their nest. Gnats humming and almost inclined to 



