346 THE VOYAGE OF THE " FRAM 



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farther north than the previous year, and no less than 

 fifteen nautical miles from Framheim, taking into con- 

 sideration the turn in the bay. 



We were thus back at the same place we had left on 

 February 14, 1911, and had since been round the world. 

 The distance covered on this voyage of circumnavigation 

 was 25,000 nautical miles, of which 8,000 belong to the 

 oceanographical cruise in the South Atlantic. 



We did not lie under the lee of the eastern Barrier 

 for more than four hours ; the wind, which had so often 

 been against us, was true to its principles to the last. 

 Of course it went to the north and blew right up the 

 bay; the drift-ice from Ross Sea came in, and at mid- 

 night (January 9-10) we stood out again. 



I had thought of sending a man up to Framheim to 

 report that we had arrived, but the state of the weather 

 did not allow it. Besides, I had only one pair of private 

 ski on board and should therefore onlv have been able 

 to send one man. It would have been better if several 

 had gone together. 



During the forenoon of the 10th it gradually cleared, 

 the wind fell light and we stood inshore again. As at 

 the same time tlie barometer was rising steadily. 

 Lieutenant Gjertsen went ashore on ski about one 

 o'clock. 



Later in the afternoon a dog came running out across 

 the sea-ice, and I thought it had come down on 

 Lieutenant Gjertsen's track; but I was afterwards told 



