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Sunday May 10th
61st day
Nine hours of fast travelling with only two stops covering at least
35 miles. It has been our warmest day; the sun is getting
in its work melting the snow and putting the surface of the ice
up at 1 o'clock this morning getting started at three. We find our
glue filled with snow so today we are sleeping on our sledges.
Killed one rabbit coming down which we are boiling up for supper - at mid-day. Will
travel tonight.
Monday May 11th
62nd day
The best- and the worst-
going came today. Smooth ice
and the dogs on the run at 4 A.M. At 10 a heavy crush
and barely moving. Reached our igloo about 11-20 to find it down as usual. Sleeping
today behind a snow shelter.
Brindle gave birth to a pup today on the march. Burned