Five men who were sent to fetch some gear from the vicinity of the ship with a sledge marched in nothing but trousers and singlet, and even then were very hot; in fact they were afraid of getting sunstroke, so let down flaps from their caps to cover their necks.

Their sleeves were rolled up over their elbows, and their arms were red and sunburnt in consequence.

The temperature on this occasion was 26ｰ Fahr., or 6ｰ below freezing.

For five or six days more the sun continued, and most of our clothes and sleeping-bags were now comparatively dry.

A wretched day with rainy sleet set in on November 21, but one could put up with this discomfort as the wind was now from the south.
The wind veered later to the west, and the sun came out at 9 p.m.