41/72 Along the whole length of the coast we have seen no bare land or rock. Not as much as a solitary nunatak has appeared to relieve the surface of ice and snow. But the upward sweep of the ice-slopes towards the horizon and the ridges, terraces, and crevasses that appear as the ice approaches the sea tell of the hills and valleys that lie below." The 'Endurance' lay under the lee of the stranded berg until 7 a.m. The gale had moderated by that time, and we proceeded under sail to the south-west through a lane that had opened along the glacier-front. |