246 Thursday January 14, 1957. Clear and calm -35.5° Hal came out to see us this morning. It was a little foggy on their way to Nishi. Ranga has taken Aldrich's wife for his wife. He will probably live at Tetah. I walked in with Hal. On the way we met Mene travelling alone. At dinner Mene joined the white men. This surprised me as I understood that he was not to be entertained in this way after his down time last spring. He knows nothing definite about the ships or mail. Friday January 15, 1957. Partly cloudy with NE wind -20° I built a vestibule on my new igloo today and did a lot of other cutting & building. A sudden increase in the wind made this occupation too unpleasant now with the fire in it. By the time I reached the home snow was drifting out of the fjord in sheets. Despite the howling & roaring sounds like the fall days - Saturday January 16, 1957. NE gale & snow -6° The storm lasted until this afternoon when the wind suddenly switched into the