88 ICELAND. 



the sky again, and Eirek's Jokiill still bathed in his 

 beams we turned into our tents for the night, putting 

 four guides into a little horseman's tent, 5 ft. 6 in. by 

 8 ft. 6 in., which was close enough packing to keep them 

 warm. 



Storm and rain came on, and we had a miserable night, 

 the water pouring over the floor of our tents and soaking 

 all our bedding. We were somewhat aching and rheu- 

 matic when we crawled forth the next morning to a 

 breakfast on cold boiled plover and char. But travelling 

 is a succession of pleasures and pain, of comfort and 

 discomfort, of enjoyment and annoyance, and we moat 

 take all as it cornea. 



