202 British Antarctic Expedition., 
strongly worn underneath by the current. A large 
finned whale rose out of a broad crack near our 
sledge, and its spouting sounded like escaping steam 
“THEIR NESTS WERE FOUND AS FAR AS 1,000 FEET UP.” 
from the boilers of a big liner. About 9 А.м. the 
loose ice masses in the ocean about a mile from us 
started to run south-eastwards with a speed of from 
five to six knots. Even minor icebergs were moving 
perceptibly in the same direction. The wind, which 
was of little force, blew from the S.E. 
There was roar of screwing in the pack towards 
the E. Through the rise and fall in the tempera- 
ture, pebbles and rocks from the perpendicular walls 
of Victoria Land were continually loosened, and 
gfeat gravel rushes descended om > to ihe ies 
making it dangerous to travel near the mountain wall. 
We passed two white seals fighting fiercely with 
