ice of the bay and at least a mile from (114) the water, Emile's sledge broke through a rotten place in it and let his side down so that he got in above his knees and part of the load got wet. Fortunately for me the dogs dragged us out onto sol- [illegible] ice before my side broke through com- pletely, and I did not get in. But I lost my relish for service travel so far south at this time of year! The night was clear, calm and not very cold. The disk of the moon was well above the northern hills at midnight and the moon in her first quarter hung in the west. I must have slept about 6 a.m. sleep fairly well till 1 p.m. Homemade canvas cot in corner of the single room, partly pro- tected from the drafts. Pot-boiled plauri- gam for my breakfast-dinner. Geisler said that we had better start at 9 h.m. with those sledges. Lay on bed platform for a time and promptly dropped off into a deep sleep when I heard someone is playing accordion, and soon a lively dance was in progress, the Greenlanders being very fond of this kind of amusement. Flag me in my honor. Give them all paper, I needles. Geissler is a skillful carver, intager and maker of model kayaks &c.