. The log of the "Laura" in polar seas; a hunting cruise from Tromsö, Norway to Spitsbergen, the polar ice off east Greenland and the island of Jan Mayen in the summer of 1906, kept by Bettie Fleischmann Holmes . Weather conditions continued to improveduring the night, and at 2 a. m. were consid-ered sufficiently favorable to M^arrant lay before us, a giant rock rising sheerfrom the depths of the w^ater, its sharp out-lines intensified by the wondrous light of thenorthern sun. Myriads of sea-fowl,—whosethousands of nests on the rocks of Fuglo givethe island its name, — alarmed by
. The log of the "Laura" in polar seas; a hunting cruise from Tromsö, Norway to Spitsbergen, the polar ice off east Greenland and the island of Jan Mayen in the summer of 1906, kept by Bettie Fleischmann Holmes . Weather conditions continued to improveduring the night, and at 2 a. m. were consid-ered sufficiently favorable to M^arrant lay before us, a giant rock rising sheerfrom the depths of the w^ater, its sharp out-lines intensified by the wondrous light of thenorthern sun. Myriads of sea-fowl,—whosethousands of nests on the rocks of Fuglo givethe island its name, — alarmed by the boatswhistle and by several shots which the menfired, flew madly about and heightened theweird effect of this early morning picture. We struck a high sea almost immediately,and the Laura was tossed about rather uncom-fortably. Had a fair wind and were undersail part of the day. Shipped much waterduring the day and night. Wednesday, June 20 Still at sea, and very rough. Head our first Arctic birds, the fulmar petrel(Storm-fugler), also called sea-horse (S6-hest)from a peculiar way it has of partly runningand partly flying on the surface of the water, particularly before taking wing. [16]. V At 2 . Fuglb lay before us sail part of - during the day and ni;. Wednesday, June .{ Still at sea, and very rough. our first Arctic birds, thr p petn , also called sea-horse (S6-he.•uliar way it has of partly ;{lying on the surface of thr> before taking ^^fIfg. [,6! At about this point of our voyage therebefell an amusing incident, — at least the cul-mination was amusing, although for a timethe situation seemed rather serious. Our chefwas evidently nerving himself for the vigor-ous climate which was before him and beganto imbibe too freely. At first he only failedto prepare an occasional meal, but soon thesteward was doing double duty and was cook-ing to the best of his somewhat limited these regions quite beyond the realms ofemployment bureaus, the
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