Greenland Journal III 1916
Page 79
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warm luncheon soon after 9 o' (77) clck - Tonight's menu clamchowder with addition of corn and milk, Tea, figs. Dinner menu: pea soup (good), corned beef (too salt and hard to be fit to eat, as usual), canned peas (good), bread, butter, dehydrated potato, tea. Ben slid some hundreds (?) of feet down snow slope on south shore, ripped his kamikaze but wasn't hurt. 30 March. Thursday. Cloudless, beautiful day. Lighter easterly breeze with strong puffs and calm. As usual, wind varies in different parts of the bay. Temp: min -1°; 9a +3°; 12m +7°; 4h +6° Two + hours on St Vincent. Out with Dr Hunt around head of bay and along south shore to point near islet. Ca. 8 miles. Enjoyable. Wind rather keen northern half of bay - Dinner: canned peaches for dessert!