58 SPENCER’S JOURNAL 
and smoked cigarette lolling over back of chair while we ate 
our almuerza , and later on, cena. Excellent cooking; omelette 
and crab. Afternoon spent in shopping and making arrange¬ 
ments to get over to Navarin with Williams. 
May 9, Thursday . Left Ushuaia in two-ton cutter ‘Pepe 
A’, Captain Jose Alvarez. Claude Williams and self out in 
search of coco-nut oil in morning. Went to Mr. Martin 
Lawrence and told him we had given up Remolina Point for 
the present, but would go there later on. Found captain very 
entertaining and pleasant. Jean 1 and self in kind of small 
‘hold’ in front of mast. Tea and bread and butter. Fare from 
Ushuaia to Rio Douglas, 70 dollars Argentine, ^5 17 s. 6d. 
Morning perfectly calm with all snow mountains remark¬ 
ably visible, especially Martial Mountain and peaked sum¬ 
mits of Mt. Olivia (4,765 ft.); could see far away down 
northern side of Beagle Channel. Out of little Bahia Ushuaia, 
to east of Bridge Islands, and across to Navarin. Could see 
entrance to Beagle Channel away to east, and kelp belts 
stretching for long distances. 
At Santa Rosa anchored in little cove with jetty and 
residence of Senor E. Gomez, Sub-delegado maritimo 
Navarino. Went up to house flying Chilean flag, as Navarino 
belongs to Chile, and all entrants must call at Santa Rosa and 
pay fee to Sub-delegado. Stayed for an hour and had coffee. 
Guard of honour on leaving (inspection), three carbinieri 
and three nondescripts. 
Out through narrow channel, still water, frozen over, and 
along north side of Navarin to Canal Murray. Lines of kelp, 
and on rocks large numbers of Kelp Goose in pairs; male pure 
white, female black when at rest and very difficult to see; 
white on wings when flying. Seals on way over. Going 
south, the Channel at Murray Narrows appeared to be 
closed in. Called at little cove on Dumas Peninsula, Hoste 
1 Jean is Miss Jean Hamilton. 
