Once or twice we have spent nearly twenty minutes pushing through bad places, but it looks as though we are getting to easier water.

It's distressing to have the pack so tight, and the bergs make it impossible to lie comfortably still for any length of time.
Ponting has made some beautiful photographs and Wilson some charming pictures of the pack and bergs; certainly our voyage will be well illustrated.

We find quite a lot of sketching talent.

Day, Taylor, Debenham, and Wright all contribute to the elaborate record of the bergs and ice features met with.
5 P.M .-- The wind has settled to a moderate gale from S.W.We went 2 1/2 miles this morning, then became jammed again.

The effort has taken us well clear of the threatening bergs.