. With Nansen in the north; a record of the Fram expedition in 1893-96. NANSEN AND SVERUKUI \\U: We had both a Gravesen ^ and a Grand onboard. They consisted of the two long-boats, which,with the help of reindeer skins and sleeping-bags, we Two well-known restaurants in Christiania. s WITH NANSEN IN THE NORTH had fitted up as pleasant sleeping berths tor the Hinhtsummer nights. Wherever we arrived we lound that the people tookthe greatest imprest in the expedition. We used toask ourselves where all the people came from. Wecould see nothing but bare mountains, here and therecover
. With Nansen in the north; a record of the Fram expedition in 1893-96. NANSEN AND SVERUKUI \\U: We had both a Gravesen ^ and a Grand onboard. They consisted of the two long-boats, which,with the help of reindeer skins and sleeping-bags, we Two well-known restaurants in Christiania. s WITH NANSEN IN THE NORTH had fitted up as pleasant sleeping berths tor the Hinhtsummer nights. Wherever we arrived we lound that the people tookthe greatest imprest in the expedition. We used toask ourselves where all the people came from. Wecould see nothing but bare mountains, here and therecovered with green patches, along the shore; yet wehad no sooner stopped than we had a crowd of boats. VISITORS TO THE FRAM. filled with people round about us. At one point,however, we passed a fisherman wiio was evidentlya little behind the times. He hailed us and asked— Where are you from? Christiania, we answered. Whats your cargo ? Provisions and coal. Where are you bound for? The Polar ice—the North Pole! was our answer. FAREWELL TO NORWAY 9 lie ividciUly tliouulu we were not in our ri,ii;lnniiiKJs. On the iJtli ol July we anixecl in Tromso. Itsnowed and hailed as it it had been the middle ofwinter. Mere we were joined by Bernt Bentsen, whowas to iio with us as far as Khabarova as an extrahand, but on our arrival there he was engaged forthe rest of the voyage. At Tromso Amundsen was severely injured throughsome eoals falling upon him while he was at work inone of the bunkers. He received a big gaping woundin his head, but he did not seem to mind it had his hair cut and washed, and the woundwas llun dressed and sewn up. He went about hiswork with his head enveloped in b
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