The voyage of the Why not?' in the Antarctic; the journal of the second French South polar expedition, 1908-1910 . the main, and itwas with real emotion that at the little banquet in the eveningI raised my glass to the prosperity and the increasing andwell-merited greatness of this fine country. Its very realgenerosity with regard to my expeditions is all I need recall. There was a superb sunset to-day. Some low, light streaksof mist threw veils of pearl-grey across the red, pink andmauve which tinted the mountain-tops. May 30.—A somewhat low temperature has prevailedduring the last days of th
The voyage of the Why not?' in the Antarctic; the journal of the second French South polar expedition, 1908-1910 . the main, and itwas with real emotion that at the little banquet in the eveningI raised my glass to the prosperity and the increasing andwell-merited greatness of this fine country. Its very realgenerosity with regard to my expeditions is all I need recall. There was a superb sunset to-day. Some low, light streaksof mist threw veils of pearl-grey across the red, pink andmauve which tinted the mountain-tops. May 30.—A somewhat low temperature has prevailedduring the last days of the month, favouring the formation ofthe pack-ice, and yesterday we were able, for the first time,to venture some distance over the ice of the Takingthe precaution of putting on skis, I set out with Besnard andLerebourg. The ice was firm, but unfortunately its surfacewas formed by the soldering together of all the ddbris oficebergs and floes which have choked the channel for the lastfew months. All the rough edges were joined by hard andslippery ice, and the resulting surface was so lumpy that a192. i !l : i - ,:, ?/!! ,#1 - J
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