186 THE FRIENDLY ARCTIC 



at night, but on this date we changed to night travel. The season 

 was too late for snowhouses and the light at night was sufficient 

 for traveling. Although my diary contains almost every day some 

 expression of thankfulness that the cold weather and westerly winds 

 were continuing, the temperature at noon had become such that 

 snow was melting on any dark surface, though it might be below 

 zero in the shade. We could now take solid comfort in our day- 

 time camps, for the tents which kept the wind off let the bright 

 sunshine through and heated the interior — even, once or twice, to 

 an undesirable warmth. And we no longer had to take pains to 

 keep our clothing dry, for by camping in the morning we could 

 hang damp garments in the sun and get them dried before evening. 



