'The Cape itself was cut off from the south.' We could have gone farther, but the last sludge ice seemed to be increasing in thickness, and there was no wintering spot to aim for but Cape Armitage.

[5] 'I have never seen the ice of the Sound in such a condition or the land so free from snow.

Taking these facts in conjunction with the exceptional warmth of the air, I came to the conclusion that it had been an exceptionally warm summer.

At this point it was evident that we had a considerable choice of wintering spots.

We could have gone to either of the small islands, to the mainland, the Glacier Tongue, or pretty well anywhere except Hut Point.