with several of the nurses and young doctors. It was a very nice way, I think, to spend our last evening in-- a civilized community. Until after midnight the cabin table was filled with three of the expedition family receiving their last messages from home. We all realized that the ship may never come back from the north, in which case the money we were sacrificing would be all to [illegible]. Battle Harder Monday August 4th 1913. Thick fog - All hands up at 3:20 a.m. loading stores which were kept here before we went to St. John's to get the Zika. All morning we labored, and up until 3:20 in the afternoon. The two canner boats, Spriggs & ours came aboard fast. Mac, Er, and I went up to have a look at the weather in hopes the fog would point us to sail tonight. Dr. Schyfield overtook us with an invitation to tea which we accepted although very guilty from the hard work. We disagreed ourselves by the number of pieces I cake me eat. Dr. could not leave on account of the thick fog. Tonight I moved up into the motor boat with [illegible]. My room leaves us some for a bunk after being filled with chronometers etc.