22 March. Wednesday. Beautiful, clear day, calm or with light air occasionally from S.E. Thin high cirrus clouds at 9 a.m. but cloud- less by 10 o'clock. Temp. min - 7½°; 9 a.+½°; 12 m.+3°; 4¼,+2° The "Purser Jedixna" did not get a coat of paint, but the crew drag- ged her out to the edge of the old ice this morning and then over to the ice foot of the south shore. Young ice too thin to enable ste men to get near the open lead to hunt for seals. Lameness somewhat better this morning and I walked out to a berg a mile from the ship to limber up my leg. Walking is poor much of the way. Some light still on western horizon at 9 p.