394 WORST JOURNEY IN THE WORLD 



24M January 19 1 2. 



Did a good run to-day over a good surface. The 

 weather have been very warm, not much to write to-night 

 as everything is going well. 



25/A January 19 12. 



Started off in very thick weather, the temperature is 

 very high and the snow is wet and clogging all day on our 

 ski, which made dragging heavy, and towards evening it 

 got worse. After lunch we got a good breeze for an hour, 

 when it changed to a blizzard and almost rained. We saw 

 the depot ahead sometimes, so we tried to reach it as we 

 thought we might be in for another few days like we had 

 near the land on our outward journey. Anyhow we reached 

 it after a tremendous struggle owing to the wet and bad 

 light. I took off my ski and carried them on my shoulder 

 to finish up the last half a mile. The blizzard died down 

 after we had camped and turned in for the night. Looked 

 at the thermometer which showed 34. 



zdth January 1912. 



This have been a most wonderful day for surface. This 

 morning when we started the thermometer stood at 34, 

 much too high for sledging. We were on ski or we might 

 have been on stilts for the amount of snow clogging on our 

 ski, dont know how we should have got on without our 

 ski, as the snow was so very soft we sank right in when we 

 tried to go on foot, but we were fortunate to get the wind 

 behind us and able to make use of the sail. We made a very 

 good day of it, did 13 miles : 8 of this after lunch. I did 

 not feel well outside the tent this morning. I came over 

 quite giddy and faint, but it passed off quickly and have 

 felt no more of it all day. 



Z"]th January 19 12. 



We had a good run to-day with the sail up. It only 

 required one of us to keep it straight, no need whatever to 

 pull, but it was very hot, anyone could take off" all their 

 clothes and march. It is really too hot for this part of the 

 world, but I daresay we shall soon get it a bit colder. Did 



