Among the Penguins. 239 
appearance, its habits are graceful and strikingly 
noble. 
We had a very heavy journey to Camp Ridley ; 
the snow on the pack was wet and in places the 
ice was treacherous. The dogs as usual pulled with 
a will, but we had continually to lift the sledges 
out of cracks and crevasses in the ice, and it was 
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THE FINN SAVIO IN SPRING, 1900. 
in an exhausted condition that we finally arrived 
at Camp Ridley. It was a surprise to us that 
we had been able to keep all our eggs in the col- 
lection from breaking as the sledges had been 
frequently upset. 
As the time went on the daily reports from 
the top of Cape Adare told of improved ice 
conditions. 
