We notice that two familiar bergs, the Rampart Berg and the Peak Berg, have moved away from the ship.

Probably they also have grounded or dragged on the shoal." A strong drift to the westward during the night of the 18th relieved our anxiety by carrying the 'Endurance' to the lee of the crevassed berg, which passed out of our range of vision before the end of the month.
We said good-bye to the sun on May 1 and entered the period of twilight that would be followed by the darkness of midwinter.

The sun by the aid of refraction just cleared the horizon at noon and set shortly before 2 p.m.

A fine aurora in the evening was dimmed by the full moon, which had risen on April 27 and would not set again until May 6.

The disappearance of the sun is apt to be a depressing event in the polar regions, where the long months of darkness involve mental as well as physical strain.