For weeks we had remained on the 67th parallel, and it seemed as though some obstruction was preventing us from passing it.
By this amazing leap, however, we had crossed the Antarctic Circle, and were now 146 miles from the nearest land to the west of us--Snow Hill-- and 357 miles from the South Orkneys, the first land directly to the north of us.
As if to make up for this, an equally strong north-easterly wind sprang up next day, and not only stopped our northward drift but set us back three miles to the south.

As usual, high temperatures and wet fog accompanied these northerly winds, though the fog disappeared on the afternoon of January 25, and we had the unusual spectacle of bright hot sun with a north-easterly wind.

It was as hot a day as we had ever had.

The temperature was 36ｰ Fahr.

in the shade and nearly 80ｰ Fahr.
inside the tents.