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weigh at once ; it was not till i p.m. the next day that 
the pack gave signs of easing up again, and the ship took 
till 4.30 to work her way through and anchor again in the 
same position. The swell had now died down, and in 
two and a half hours Campbell and all his party, their 
collections, and all necessary stores were on board ; just 
in time, for the pack was again setting on the ship. 
Robertson Bay is not a nice place from the seaman's 
point of view. The tidal streams are strong, the pack 
ice heavy, there are very many grounded bergs about, 
and gales are frequent and fierce, while the uneven bottom 
suggests the likelihood of unknown pinnacled rocks. It 
was with great satisfaction, therefore, that we left the bay 
with Campbell's party on board in excellent health and 
spirits. 
More pack was found lying off the coast of South 
Victoria Land and kept the ship well off shore till about 
forty-five miles E.S.E. of the extremity of the 
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75° 15' 5., Drygalski Barrier, when it became sufficiently 
168 37 E. Yqqq^q to let her turn in towards the Drygalski 
and work through it. With hopes alternately raised and 
lowered as the pack eased up or became heavier, the ship 
at last got on the north side of the Barrier and into clear 
water ; and during the first watch of the 8th was secured 
alongside the sea ice at the entrance to what is now called 
Arrival Bay, about six miles north of Evans' Coves. 
The gear and a month's depot for Campbell's party 
were immediately disembarked, and with hands from the 
ship to haul a depot sledge, he was left on a moraine about 
one and a quarter miles from the ship. 
