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February l4, 19 6 3 
Hope Bay. 
Tnis is an icy,, extremely windy place as Capt. McDonald can tell you. 
There are two bases already here, British and Argentine. The latter 
occupies the most favorable part of the area and has the best installa¬ 
tion, as well as landing, or dock facilities. Landing from boats at the 
British Base is difficult except at high tide; a pier once there is no 
more. 
The Argentine Base site upon what must have been a part of the large 
Adelie colony nearby. Prospects are that it will, in time, become further 
depleted as the young pups and sledge dogs (to be) still untrained, run 
free. Fnile we passed through three young dogs ran down, worried and 
killed a full grown penguin. How often this happens is anybody's guess. 
The Argentine who was showing us about, went through the motions of pull¬ 
ing the dogs off, slapped at them, which gave us the license to administer 
a kick or two, all to no avail. The dogs would turn away, but ran after 
the penguin again as soon as our backs were turned. One got in a good 
bite - there was no use sticking around longer. 
With untethered young dogs about one can easily clear off a penguin 
rookery for a building site. I do not recommend this, nor write this 
for publication - this paragraph and the one preceding it! 
At the Argentine Base the wardroom mess was hospitably entertained 
at "Asado", a real "criollo" affair. 
At the British Base we had earlier had tea. Here we learned that 
occasionally Chinstraps, and a few Gentoos, turn up; that Sheath-bills 
are resident, skuas and Dominican gulls, well known; Snow petrels are 
