The worst journey in the world, Antarctic, 1910-1913 . NORTH BAY AND THE BARNE GLACIER THE LAST WINTER 449 and even the berg between Inaccessible Island and thecape, were totally obscured in the thickest drift: the topof the drift, which was very distinct, thinned to show dimlythe crest of Inaccessible Island : Turks Head was visibleand Erebus quite clear. In fact I was just on the edge ofa thick blizzard, blowing down the Strait, the side showingas a perpendicular wall about 500 feet high and travelling,I should say, about 40 miles an hour. A roar came outfrom it of the wind and waves. The we
The worst journey in the world, Antarctic, 1910-1913 . NORTH BAY AND THE BARNE GLACIER THE LAST WINTER 449 and even the berg between Inaccessible Island and thecape, were totally obscured in the thickest drift: the topof the drift, which was very distinct, thinned to show dimlythe crest of Inaccessible Island : Turks Head was visibleand Erebus quite clear. In fact I was just on the edge ofa thick blizzard, blowing down the Strait, the side showingas a perpendicular wall about 500 feet high and travelling,I should say, about 40 miles an hour. A roar came outfrom it of the wind and waves. The weather conditions were extraordinarily local, asanother experience will show. Atkinson and Dimitri wereoff to Hut Point with the dogs, carrying biscuit and pem-mican for the coming Search Journey : I went with themsome way, and then left them to place a flag upon the endof Glacier Tongue for surveying purposes. It was clearand bright, and it was easy to get a sketch of the bearingsof the islands from this position, which showed how greata portion of t
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