196 G. Amdrup. 



F. Jørgen Brønlund's diary'. 



See PI. X. 



On March 28th 1907 we started on the journey north. That day 

 we had splendid weatlier. Near the boat-harbour ^ we reached the 

 mainland. It was a day that made one sweat, because the sun in the 

 middle of the day began to get hot. 1 got frost-bitten in my cheek. 



March 29th. Our journey ended in rising wind and hazy weather. 

 We tried the sledge-skis. 



March 30th. Proceeding towards Gape Amélie. As it began to 

 blow we stopped before evening. Tobias got 2 ptarmigans, I 1. 



March 31st. Easter Sunday. Beautiful calm weather. We 

 reached Hagen's place of observations ^. After sunset the thermo- 

 meter showed — 32° С 



April 1st. Easter Monday. Proceeding to the things taken on 

 in advance. Bistrup followed 2 hours later. 



April 2nd. We returned to fetch another load, five in all; Ring 

 took the last (note: we had come to real polar-ice). 



April 3rd. On the return journey we came to the tent-place of 

 our comrades. 



April 4th. We met our comrades on the way back for new loads 

 and proceeded. The snow was very hard. Without stopping we 

 drove past the sledges of our comrades, trying to reach the land. As 

 the ice began to be anything but smooth we were forced to stop. 



April 5th. Mylius, Tobias and I went up on the mainland in 

 order to get a view from one of the summits. On the mainland we 

 had to walk all the time, it being impossible for us to proceed with 

 sledge. Our food became quite frozen. We had to go further out 

 to sea, the way along the land being very rough. My comrades shot 

 2 hares, I got 3 (2 shots). 



April 6th. We steered almost right out to sea with our sledges, 

 but were obliged to walk all day long. We covered ca. 20 miles. The 

 ice was bad. 



April 7th. Ring joined us. We drove over bad screw-ice and 

 had to walk all the time. Off "Isblinken" many fissures. 



Drove S miles (still very cold). Were in want of water. 



April Sth. The weather splendid. Carry on some of the load and 

 return again. Ü sledges. 



> The diary and translation have been presented to the Royal Tjbrary of 

 Copenhagen. AH the foot-notes referring to the diary are by the editor of tiie 

 report. 



- Cape Marie Vaklemar. 



' Hastens Island. 



