LAND AT LAST 



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Johansen had to help me with my sledge. It began 

 yesterday, and at the end of our march he had to go 

 first and find the way. Yesterday I was much worse, and 

 how I am to-day I do not know before I begin to walk; 



Lm^ 



INCREDIBLY SLOW PROGRESS 



but I ought to be thankful that I can drag myself along 

 at all, though it is with endless pain. We had to halt and 

 camp on account of rain yesterday morning at three, 

 after only having gone nine hours. The rain succeeded 

 m making us wet before we had found a suitable place 

 for thi- tent. Here we have been a whole day while it 

 has been pouring down, and we have hardly become drier. 

 There are puddles under us and the bag is soaked on the 

 under-side. The wind has gone round to the west just 



