390 WORST JOURNEY IN THE WORLD 



\"]th "January 1912. 



We have to-day experienced what we none of us ever 

 wants to be our lot again. I cannot describe the maze we 

 got into and the hairbreadth escapes we have had to pass 

 through to-day. This day we shall remember all our lives. 

 The more we tried to get clear the worse the pressure got ; 

 at times it seemed almost impossible for us to get along, 

 and when we had got over the places it was more than we 

 could face to try and retreat ; so we struggled on for hours 

 to try and free ourselves, but everything seemed against us. 

 I was leading with a long trace so that I could get across 

 some of the ridges when we thought it possible to get the 

 sledge over without being dashed down into the fathom- 

 less pits each side of us which were too numerous to think 

 of. Often and often we saw openings where it was possible 

 to drop the biggest ship afloat in and loose her. This is what 

 we have travelled over all day. It has been a great strain on 

 us all, and Mr. Evans is rather down and thinks he has led 

 us into such a hole, but as we have told him it is no fault of 

 his, as it is impossible for anyone coming down the glacier 

 to see what is ahead of them, so we must be thankful that 

 we are so far safe. To-night we seem to be in a better place. 

 We have camped not being able to reach the depot, which 

 we are certain is not far off. Dont want many days like this. 



\%th January 19 12. 



We started off all in good spirits trusting we should be 

 able to reach the depot all in good time, but we had not got 

 far before we came into pressure far worse than we were 

 in yesterday. My God ! what a day this have been for us 

 all. I cannot describe what we really have to-day come 

 through, no one could believe that we came through with 

 safety, if we had only had a camera we could have obtained 

 some photographs that would have surprised anyone living. 

 We travelled all day with very little food, as we are a day 

 and a half overdue, but when we got clear, I can say 

 "clear" now because I am dotting down this at the depot 

 where we have arrived. I had managed to keep behind just 

 a small amount of biscuit and a drop of tea to liven us up to 



