Slowly but surely the sea is freezing over. The ice holds and thickens south of Hut Point in spite of strong easterly wind and in spite of isolated water holes which obstinately remain open. It is difficult to account for these—one wonders if the air currents shoot downward on such places; but even so it is strange that they do not gradually diminish in extent. A great...

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The aurora australis was seen for the first time on the evening of March 28. It was composed of shafts and bands, and extended from the south-west to the north-east through the zenith. The light was pale green and red. We see many fine sunsets here, unique in the splendour of their colour. No doubt...

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Bad weather again, blowing and drifting with temperature at zero. Went up middle crater with Debenham. Sea all frozen—4 inches thick in our bay—from Hut Point to Pram Point Bay...

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I wanted to make something ingenious today. As ingredients I had pemmican, peas, flour, butter and coffee, so its success or failure depended on my culinary skill. It was only a partial success and...

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