HOLSTEINBOBQ. 



Tuesday there was only a gentle breeze from the nctft- 

 ward, and scarcely a cloud to be seen. 



** Blue, sunny sky above ; below, 



A btae and sunny sea ; 

 A world of blue, wherein did blow 

 One soft wind steadily." 



An iceberg, about 160 feet high, had come into the harbour 

 during the night, and gleamed brightly against the dark 

 rocks. I again ascended a neighbouring mountain, and, 

 from an elevation of 1,800 to 2,000 feet, had a good 

 /panoramic view. As the sun reached its highest, and 

 seemed to rest before it declined, the same formed a 

 splendid picture. The hues of silver frost, purple and 

 neutral, would have enchanted a painter, while the hope- 

 lessness of any attempt to catch them, and transfer their 

 fleeting beauty to his canvas, would well-nigh have 

 broken his heart. 



In the evening I visited the carcases of three whales, 

 which, having been denuded of their blubber, lay stranded 

 on the shore, and served as banqueting-rooms for the 

 Eskimo dogs. These were so satiated with their repast, 

 they could hardly screw up their tails upon their backs 

 their way of manifesting pleased recognition but lay 

 alongside the scene of their enjoyment, smiling benignly, 

 and unable to movet 



Our approach frightened away some half-dozen ravens, 

 which had been attracted by the carrion lying at our feet. 

 These birds are found very far north ; I remember seeing 

 two in the middle of January, at a temperature of 60 '. 



