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SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION 
[February 
and absence of wind. We see all tracks very plain, but 
the pony-walls have evidently been badly drifted up. 
Some kind people had substituted a cairn at last camp 27. 
The old cairns do not seem to have suffered much. 
Sunday, February 26. — Lunch Temp. -17 0 . Sky 
overcast at start, but able see tracks and cairn distinct 
at long distance. Did a little better, 6\ miles to date. 
Bovvers and Wilson now in front. Find great relief 
pulling behind with no necessity to keep attention on 
track. Very cold nights now and cold feet starting march, 
as day footgear doesn't dry at all. We are doing well on 
our food, but we ought to have yet more. I hope the 
next depot, now only 50 miles, will find us with enough 
surplus to open out. The fuel shortage still an anxiety. 
R. 40. Temp. -21 0 . Nine hours' solid marching has 
given us nj miles. Only 43 miles from the next depot. 
Wonderfully fine weather but cold, very cold. Nothing 
dries and we get our feet cold too often. We want more 
food yet and especially more fat. Fuel is woefully short. 
We can scarcely hope to get a better surface at this season, 
but I wish we could have some help from the wind, though 
it might shake us badly if the temp, didn't rise. 
Monday y February 27. — Desperately cold last night : 
- 33 0 when we got up, with -37 0 minimum. Some suffer- 
ing from cold feet, but all got good rest. We must open out 
on food soon. But we have done 7 miles this morning 
and hope for some 5 this afternoon. Overcast sky and good 
surface till now, when sun shows again. It is good to be 
marching the cairns up, but there is still much to be anxious 
about. We talk of little but food, except after meals. 
