Fortunately, she went across towards the cave and we secured her, unharmed.

The loss or destruction of the boat at this stage would have been a very serious matter, since we probably would have found it impossible to leave the cove except by sea.

The cliffs and glaciers around offered no practicable path towards the head of the bay.

I arranged for one-hour watches during the remainder of the night and then took Crean's place among the sleeping men and got some sleep before the dawn came.
The sea went down in the early hours of the morning (May 11), and after sunrise we were able to set about getting the boat ashore, first bracing ourselves for the task with another meal.

We were all weak still.