mongst them being three King
penguins, which were easily distinguishable on account of their great
size.

Feeling a little weary, I sought the hut about 9 P.M. and turned into
the sleeping-bag, which was placed on a board bottom covered with
tussock, which was by no means uncomfortable. The old place smoked so
much that we decided to let the fire die down, and as soon as the smoke
had cleared away, the imperfections of the hut became apparent; rays of
moonlight streaming through countless openings in the walls and roof.

We rose at 6.30 A.M. While Blake lit the fire, I went out to fill the
billy at a small stream running out of the hills about sixty yards away.
After breakfast we set out for Green Valley, but had not gone very far
when it began to blow very hard from the south, straight in our faces,
and we scrambled on towards our destination amidst squalls of snow, hail
and sleet. Eventually we reached the valley and had a somewhat meagre
lunch in a small cave. The title "cave" rather dignifies this hole
in the rock, but it was the only friendly spot in a most inhospitable
locality, and we were inclined to be generous,

On the whole, the length of coast we had traversed was found to be as
rough as any on the island. There is not a stretch of one hundred yards
anywhere that can be termed "good going." In many places we found that
the steep cliffs approached very close to the water, and the mournful
cry of the sooty albatross could be heard coming from points high on the
face of the cliffs, while the wekas were so tame that one could almost
walk up and catch them.

A large creek whose banks are overhung with a coarse growth of fern
makes its way out of the hills and runs into Sandy Bay. Just a little
to the south of this creek Blake discovered a terminal moraine about two
hundred yards in length and fifty feet wide. It rests on sandstone about
fifteen feet above the present sea-level and the boulders consist of
polished and sub-angular blocks of sandstone and porphyry of various
sizes. It evidently belongs to the valley or to a later stage of
glaciation. The rocks along the coast are all a volcanic series, and
basic dykes are visible in many places.

We arose at 7 A.M. next day and breakfasted on porridge, weka, fried
heart, "hard-tack" and cocoa. Leaving the hut shortly afterwards we
climbed on to the hills and travelled south for several miles in order
to fix the position of some lakes and creeks. There was one l