Our party attracted great attention.

We asked our guide to tell the people that we came from a country where the water in such a pond as that before us would become solid at this season of the year and we could walk upon it and that sometimes it would be so hard horses and wagons crossed wide rivers on the ice.

They wondered and asked why we didn't come and live among them.

They really were very happy.
Again: On the way to the North Cape we visited a reindeer camp of the Laplanders.

A sailor from the ship was deputed to go with the party.