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Thursday 13th April 1911, Unrecognisable As We Arrived At Cape Evans

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Evans

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The night passed slowly enough, and we turned out at 7 a.m. to cook what remained of our food before attempting to make Cape Evans. We were glad that it had stopped snowing and, although the light was bad enough, … Continue reading →

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Wednesday 12th April 1911, Our Condition Is Not A Pleasant One

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Evans

Today we were called at six to find a blizzard with a high drift making it impossible to move, so we remained in our bags until 4 p.m., when we shifted on to the narrow platform of rock situated on … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 11th April 1911, The Ice Changes We Have So Long Awaited

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Evans

Sketch Map Of McMurdo Sound The first and second weeks in April brought the ice changes that we had so long awaited, and after one or two false starts two teams set out from Hut Point on April 11 to … Continue reading →

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Saturday 8th April 1911, Oates And Meares, Our Engineers In This Work Of Art

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Evans

…and a reliable stove erected out of petrol tins and scrap-iron. Our engineers in this work of art were Oates and Meares. For a short while we burnt wood in the stove, but the day soon came when seal blubber … Continue reading →

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Thursday 6th April 1911, A Compulsory Wait At Hut Point

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Evans

The month of March and the first half of April, 1911, proved to be the most profitless and unsatisfactory part of the Expedition. This was due to a long compulsory wait at Hut Point, for we could not cross the … Continue reading →

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Saturday 18th March 1911, Scott Discontinues Sledging To Avoid Undue Risk

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Evans

Called the hands at 6.15 and after a fine warming breakfast started off on ski. The light was simply awful and the surface very bad, but we did six miles, then lunched. After lunch carried on with a strong wind … Continue reading →

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Thursday March 16th 1911, Temperatures Are Becoming Too Low To Be Pleasant

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Evans

Eight of us went out for a week’s sledging on March 16, but the temperatures were now becoming too low to be pleasant and touching 40° or so below zero. What tried us more than anything else was thick weather … Continue reading →

Tuesday 14th March 1911, Taylor’s Geological Team Join Us At Hut Point

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Evans

Today the depôt party was joined by Griffith Taylor, Debenham, Wright, and Petty Officer Evans. Taylor’s team had been landed by the Terra Nova on January 27, after the start of the depôt party, to make a geological reconnaissance. In … Continue reading →

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Sunday 5th March 1911, Captain Scott ~ The Master At Tobogganing

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Evans

Started for Hut Point, having previously sent in Atkinson with the good news that no men’s lives were lost. Wilson and party met us near Castle Rock and led the ponies in while we dropped the laden sledges, full of … Continue reading →

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Thursday March 2nd 1911, The Experiences Of Our Friend James Pigg

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Evans

It might be interesting to touch on the experiences of our friend James Pigg, for this pony can only be described as a quaint but friendly little rogue. He and Keohane seemed to have their own jokes apart from us. … Continue reading →

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