Our difficulties were added to by the fact that most of the more suitable stones lay at the farther end of the spit, some one hundred and fifty yards away.

Our weakness is best compared with that which one experiences on getting up from a long illness; one 'feels' well, but physically enervated.
"The site chosen for the hut was the spot where the stove had been originally erected on the night of our arrival.

It lay between two large boulders, which, if they would not actually form the walls of the hut, would at least provide a valuable protection from the wind.
Further protection was provided to the north by a hill called Penguin Hill at the end of the spit.

As soon as the walls were completed and squared off, the two boats were laid upside down on them side by side.
The exact adjustment of the boats took some time, but was of paramount importance if our structure was to be the permanent affair that we hoped it would be.

Once in place they were securely chocked up and lashed down to the rocks.