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as soon as I could get a cloth - (230
ing enough for an outside tempera-
ture of 14 or 15 below. The men
have splendid teams of 16¹⁴ and
17 dogs respectively. We did not
suppose that they would come to-
day on account of the weather, but
the wind was at their backs and
the sea ice was in such good con-
dition that they came by the
usual route over the Cape des Aden-
der glacier. I suppose that
this means that I shall start
on my trip day after tomorrow,
unless the weather takes a
turn for the bad. Well, so be
it. I am both glad and sorry
to go. I am enjoying life here
now pretty well and the
trip is quite an undertaking
for a man with so little ex-
perience; but I am anxious
to get home just as early as
possible and the journey
itself will surely be filled
with interest and instructi
ness, if I can stand it. I have
the ship to fall back upon at
Omanaq, however, or I should
scarcely dare undertake the