ice which was observed to border the land
ice-sheet for miles. The travelling became unexpectedly good for a time
over highly polished, green sea-ice, and thence on to snow, amid a
field of numerous small bergs. Many of these showed a marked degree
of ablation, and, in places, blocks of ice perched on eminences had
weathered into most grotesque forms. There were numerous streams of
thaw-water running from mud-covered bergs. Perspiring in the heat, we
more than once stopped to slake our thirst.

Approaching the largest rock--Haswell Island, as it was called later--we
saw more distinctly the immense numbers of Emperor penguins covering
several acres of floe. The birds extended in rows even on to the lower
slopes of several bergs. The sound of their cries coming across the
ice reminded one of the noise from a distant sports' ground during a
well-contested game. We camped at 5 P.M. on a snow-drift at the southern
end of the island. A large rookery of Adelie penguins on a long, low
rock, about a mile distant, soon made itself evident.

Although the stay was intended to occupy only about twenty-four hours,
we were compelled to remain five days on the island on account of a
snowstorm which continued for practically the whole of the time. This
did not prevent us from leaving the tent and wandering about; Hoadley
keen on the geology and Dovers surveying whenever the light was good
enough. The temperature of the rock was well above freezing-point
where it was exposed, and snow melted almost as soon as it fell. Our
sleeping-bags and gear soon became very wet, but we rejoiced in one
compensation, and that was a change in diet. It was agreed that five
Adelie penguins or ten Cape pigeons' eggs made a good tasty entree to
the monotonous ration.

The camp was situated on the largest of a group of about twelve small
islets, lying within five or six miles of the coast, on the lower slopes
of which several outcrops of rock could be observed. Haswell Island was
found to be roughly diamond-shaped; three-quarters of a mile in length,
the same in width, and about three hundred feet on the highest point.
It was surrounded by one season's floe, raised in pressure-ridges on
the eastern side. On the northern, southern, and especially the eastern
face, the rock was steep; on the western aspect, there was a more
gentle slope down to the floe, the rock being almost concealed by big
snow-drifts. There were signs of previous glaciation in the form