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until 5.30 that we got to the land again. Travelled on 

 the slope between the land and grounded bergs to 

 about a mile from Cape Frederick VII,, where we 

 camped. 



' Temperature of the air minus 40°. 



' 3rd. — A fine day, but very misty. Simmons' 

 ankles a little swollen, and when walking he feels his 

 " tendon Achilles " a good deal. We knew what to 

 expect in the way of travelling, so were not disap- 

 pointed at having an hour's work to get round Cape 

 Frederick VII. The travelling across the bay was 

 much the same as we had before. After reaching the 

 land at the northern side of Lincoln Bay, we had a 

 very good road as far as the ravine, where we took to 

 the ice, and kept on the crack as much as possible, but 

 occasionally we were obliged to leave it, as it was too 

 narrow to pass. These places were generally caused 

 by pieces of very heavy floes having grounded outside 

 the regular line of hummocks, and, having relieved the 

 latter of the pressure, became piled up with the debris 

 of the pack as it crushed up against it. When abreast 

 of Arthur's Seat, we found great difficulty in getting 

 the sledge over the hummocks on to the land, the 

 lowest and best place we could find for the purpose 

 being a straight wall of ice ten feet high, which was so 

 steep that we had to cut a footing in it to climb up at 

 all. Then we cut away at the edge, and placed 

 boulders underneath, slipped the dogs, and hauled the 

 sledge over. We found the interior of the snow-hut 

 just as we had left it, hardly any snow having found 

 its way in. Placed all our gear inside, and then pitched 

 the tent over the hole. There was ample room inside 



