Steaming.
30th.

Steaming.
These columns show that we were steaming for nine out of twenty days.

We had two long stops, one of _five_ days and one of _four and a half_ days.

On three other occasions we stopped for short intervals without drawing fires.
I have asked Wright to plot the pack with certain symbols on the chart made by Pennell.

It promises to give a very graphic representation of our experiences.
'We hold the record for reaching the northern edge of the pack, whereas three or four times the open Ross Sea has been gained at an earlier date.
'I can imagine few things more trying to the patience than the long wasted days of waiting.