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After many frowns fortune has treated us to the 
kindest smile — for twenty-four hours we have had a calm 
with brilliant sunshine. Such weather in such a place 
comes nearer to satisfying my ideal of perfection than any 
condition that I have ever experienced. The warm glow 
of the sun with the keen invigorating cold of the air forms 
a combination which is inexpressibly health-giving and 
satisfying to me, whilst the golden light on this wonderful 
scene of mountain and ice satisfies every claim of scenic 
magnificence. No words of mine can convey the imprcs- 
sivencss of the wonderful panorama displayed to our eyes. 
Ponting is enraptured and uses expressions which in any- 
one else and alluding to any other subject might be deemed 
extravagant. 
The Landing : A Week's Work 
Whilst we were on shore Campbell was taking the 
first steps towards landing our stores. Two of the motor 
sledges were soon hoisted out, and Day with others was 
quickly unpacking them. Our luck stood again. In spite 
of all the bad weather and the tons of sea water which 
had washed over them the sledges and all the accessories 
appeared as fresh and clean as if they had been packed 
on the previous day — much credit is due to the officers 
who protected them with tarpaulins and lashings. After 
the sledges came the turn of the ponies — there was a 
good deal of difficulty in getting some of them into the 
horse box, but Oates rose to the occasion and got most 
in by persuasion, whilst others were simply lifted in by 
