We find the room very comfortable and the stove i want two hours to come in today in order to make bread. Mrs & Mrt + Ferdinandphakes have gone to Littleton Island (left on Tuesday) and expect to be away only a few days. The ice is covered with parts of water but shows no signs of breaking up -- except that the leads near our island are nearly 12 ft wide & in places wider. The ice sheet still extends at least 2 or 3 miles beyond our island. Saturday July 31, 1915 Big gale with snow. (to Etah) I came in once for bread. We finished packing on the thirtieth -- yesterday. Except for parts of two days we had nice weather throughout our stay. I was able to study a good deal and planned to stay out until tomorrow. Fermus left at 3 o clock. I had just settled down to the comfort of quiet when I noticed a new lead south of the Island. From the top of our little hill I saw a black water which separated the whole expanse of ice from the Frond ice. The Flores between the island and the motion began to drift rapidly into the open water in a few min -- later I should have been cut off. I ran to the house, sketched a few belongings -- from my bunk and set out for home -- a full gale stern. I had some dangerous walking but finally reached the warm stove and a square meal.