A blizzard was raging the next day, and Mackintosh congratulated himself on having chosen the time for his trip fortunately.
The record of the remaining part of August is not eventful.

All hands were making preparations for the sledging, and were rejoicing in the increasing daylight.

The party tried the special sledging ration prepared under my own direction, and "all agreed it was excellent both in bulk and taste." Three emperor penguins, the first seen since the landing, were caught on August 19.

By that time the returning sun was touching with gold the peaks of the Western Mountains and throwing into bold relief the massive form of Erebus.

The volcano was emitting a great deal of smoke, and the glow of its internal fires showed occasionally against the smoke-clouds above the crater.