We made a start at 3 a.m.and proceeded through the pack in a south-westerly direction.

At noon we had gained seven miles almost due east, the northerly drift of the pack having continued while the ship was apparently moving to the south.

Petrels of several species, penguins, and seals were plentiful, and we saw four small blue whales.

At noon we entered a long lead to the southward and passed around and between nine splendid bergs.

One mighty specimen was shaped like the Rock of Gibraltar but with steeper cliffs, and another had a natural dock that would have contained the 'Aquitania'.