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on the first sledge and under way about 3,30. The going is 
perfect, sometimes sledges overtaking us. Carried on until 
8 o'clock, doing an excellent journey for the day ; distance 
about eleven or twelve miles. Gives one a bit of heart to carry 
on like this ; only hope we can do this ^11 the way. Had to 
cook our meals in the dark, but still we did not mind. Turned 
in about 11 o'clock, pleased with ourselves, although we were 
wet through with snow, as it got through all the holes in our 
clothes, and the sleeping-bags are worse than awful. 
" March 3, Friday. — ^Up the usual time. It has been blow- 
ing a raging blizzard all night. Found to our disgust utterly 
impossible to carry on. Another few hours of agony in these 
rotten bags. Tjater, — Blizzard much heavier. Amused myself 
mending finneskoe and Burberrys, mits and socks. Had the 
Primus while this operation was in force. Hoping for a fine 
day to-morrow. 
" March 4, Saturday. — Up 5.20. Still blizzarding, but have 
decided to get under way as we will have to try and travel 
through everything, as Hayward is getting worse, and one 
doesn't know who is the next. No mistake it is scurvy, and 
the only possible cure is fresh food. I sincerely hope the ship 
is in ; if not we shall get over the hills by Castle Eock, which 
is rather difficult and will delay another couple of days. Smith 
is still cheerful ; he has hardly moved for weeks and he has 
to have everything done for him. Got under way 9.36. It 
took some two hours to dig out dogs and sledges, as they were 
completely buried. It is the same every morning now. Set 
sail, going along pretty fair. Hayward gets on sledge now and 
again. Lunched as usual ; sledges got buried again at lunch- 
time. It takes some time to camp now, and in this drift it is 
awful. In the afternoon wind eased a bit and drift went down. 
Found it very hard pulling with the third man on sledge, as 
Hayward has been on all the afternoon. Wind veered two 
points to south, so we had a fair wind. An hour before we 
camped Erebus and Terror shomng up, a welcome sight. Only 
hope wind will continue. Drift is Avorst thing to contend with 
as it gets into our clothes, which are wet through now. Camped 
8 o'clock. Cooked in the dark, and turned in in our wet 
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