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Discovery Hut is very comfortable and life very liveable 
in it. The dogs are much the same, all looking pretty fit 
except Vaida and Rabchick — neither of which seem to get 
good coats. I am greatly struck with the advantages of 
experience in Crean and Lashly for all work about camps. 
Thursday, April 20. — Hut Point. Everything ready 
for starting this morning, but of course it ' blizzed.' 
Weather impossible — much wind and drift from south. 
Wind turned to S.E. in afternoon — temperatures low. 
Went for walk to Cape Armitage, but it is really very 
unpleasant. The wind blowing round the Cape is abso- 
lutely blighting, force 7 and temperature below -30 0 . 
Sea a black cauldron covered with dark frost smoke. No 
ice can form in such weather. 
Friday, April 21. — Started homeward at 10.30. 
Left Meares in charge of station with Dcmetri to help 
with dogs, Lashly and Kcohane to look out for ponies, 
Nelson and Day and Fordc to get some idea of the life and 
experience. Homeward party, therefore : 
Self Bowers 
Wilson Oates 
Atkinson Cherry-Garrard 
Crean Hooper 
As usual all hands pulled up Ski slope, which we took 
without a halt. Lashly and Demetri came nearly to 
Castle Rock — very cold side wind and some frostbites. 
We reached the last downward slope about 2.30 ; at 
the cliff edge found the cornice gone — heavy wind and 
drift worse than before, if anything. We bustled things, 
and after tantalising delays with the rope got Bowers and 
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