22 June. Thursday, 1/66 Clear and cloudless with light air (51) at 9a the heavy northeaster died out about 7a but came back again with force about 10a and blew with great force at intervals till mid afternoon. Then died out again. Clear and cloudless all day. Temp min 30°; 9a 41½°; 12m 40°; 4p 40° Crew slushed down the roots. Made line from port quarter fast to the ice. I repacked my trunks to get into one every- things that I might wish to take with me if I were to leave the "Cluett" and into the other only what might be left on board without inconvenience. Also packed up box for Ekloww with spare underwear, tobacco, etc, ready to go to Unalak by Peter or whoever comes over with Captain Comer. Have been wishing all week to climb the plateau and see the midnight sun, but Sunday Monday & Tuesday nights were cloudy or stormy and last night the gale was too strong for me to attempt it. May go up tonight. Sun at max decl now. (23 June) Did go up and had a fine little ex- cursion. Left vessel at 10:30p. I went ashore near the igloo and ascended the big gullch ¼mi or more east of Fuddla's. Easy route over grass, moss and mostly small stones and earth with not many large areas of big angular blocks to high scuttle. Rather cold in the shadow of the cliffs and mountains. 32° on board when I left and cooler on shore because snow was frozen and ice was forming on the little pools. When I got up to the edge of the plateau I saw the men building the cairn on the brow of the cliff overlooking the vessel but I did not go toward them then. HCP, Ralph, Ben, Taylor and Charlie had left the vessel before 8 o'clock to go up and build the cairn and be there at midnight on this, one of the two "longest days" of the year. I kept on toward my knoll till 11:35 when I was at elevation 1050ft a- bout 300yards from top. The view was beautiful,