DAN MEINERTZHAGEN'S DIARY. 10 



blind drunk, were put with the luggage for 

 Tromso. We passed the Arctic Circle in the 

 open sea, and when we went up on deck in the 

 evening, saw the Aurora. The air was very 

 cold. I had no idea the Aurora flashed about 

 so over the sky : I thought it was almost 

 stationary. We passed a most peculiar looking 

 mountain to-day, something like this 



It looked as if a glacier had once passed over 

 it, and rounding off most of it, had left the two 

 highest peaks. 



Tromso, *April 6th. Everybody is sledging 

 about the streets here with bells on the sledges, 

 and the whole place sounds to me what I 

 imagine St. Petersburg to be. The captain of 

 our steamer, Herr Neilsen, a very pleasant 

 fellow, introduced us to a Herr Harald Hansen 

 last night, who promised to give us help in 

 Tromso in buying our things, and showing us 

 about. We saw another Sea Eagle this morning 

 and some King Eiders. We arrived at Tromso 

 mid-day, and were really quite sorry to leave 

 the boat and the captain. With the help of 



