As the ground was still very soft, I should not have moved on the 20th, but was anxious to push on.

Early in the day, and at less than 18 miles from the hills, we encountered the sandy ridges, and found the pull over them much worse than over the flats.

The wheels of the drays sank deep into the ground, and in straining to get them clear we broke seven yokes.

Two flights of swans, and a small flight of ducks, passed over our heads at dusk, coming from the W.N.W.The brushes were full of the Calodera, but being very wild we could not procure a specimen.
The chainers had no difficulty in keeping pace with us, and on the 26th we found ourselves in lat.

29 degrees 6 minutes, having then chained 61 miles on a bearing of 55 degrees to the west of north, as originally determined upon.