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Sunday May 17th
68 th day
8 A.M.
Found hard going this morning
coming down Hayes Sound. Was
obliged to wear snow shoes all
the way.
Find the cache here
removed to the main land,
all excepting 2 gal oil, 2 broken
tins biscuit, 3 blue, and 2
cans milk. Sily has gone
over after her personal things
and dog food for home trip.
Monday May 18th
69 th day
12 noon
Heavy going all day due
to recent fall of snow. On
snow shoes all the time
stopped in middle of Alexandra
Fjord and made tea at 4 this
morning. One seal on the ice
coming down. Through the cloud
of vapour we can see the
Greenland shore