WE LEAVE FOR THE SOUTH 331 



October 4, and next morning the Frmn was ready to 

 continue her second circumnavigation of the globe. 



In Buenos Aires we lay at the same quay as the 

 Deutschland, the German Antarctic Expedition's ship. 



A. Kutschin and the second engineer, J. Nodtvedt, 

 went home, and seaman J. Andersen was discharged. 



VI. 



From Buenos Aires to the Ross Barrier. 



On the trip from Buenos Aires to the Barrier the 

 watches were divided as follows: From eight to two: 

 T. Nilsen, L. Hansen, H. Halvorsen, and A. Olsen. 

 From two to eight: H. Gjertsen, A. Beck, M. Ronne, 

 and F. Steller. In the engine-room: K. Sundbeck and 

 H. Kristensen. Lastly, K. Olsen, cook. In all eleven 

 men. 



It is said that "well begun is half done," and it 

 almost seems as if a bad beginning were likely to have 

 a similar continuation. When we left the northern 

 basin on the morning of October 5, there was a head 

 wind, and it was not till twenty-four hours later that 

 we could drop the pilot at the Recalada lightship. 

 After a time it fell calm, and we made small progress 

 down the River La Plata, until, on the night of the 6th, 

 we were clear of the land, and the lights disappeared on 

 the horizon. 



