some very irregular steep slopes with big crevasses and slid down towards the rocks.  The moraine was obviously so interesting that when we had advanced some miles and got out of the wind, I decided to camp and spend the rest of the day geologising.  It has been extremely interesting.  We found ourselves under perpendicular cliffs of Beacon sandstone, weathering rapidly and carrying veritable coal seams.  From the last Wilson, with his sharp eyes, has picked several plant impressions, the last a piece of coal with beautifully traced leaves in layers, also some excellently preserved impressions of thick stems, showing cellular structure.  In one place we saw the cast of small waves on the sand.  To-night Bill has got a specimen of limestone with archeo-cyathus—­the trouble is one cannot imagine where the stone comes from; it is evidently rare, as few specimens occur in the moraine.  There is a good deal of pure white quartz.  Altogether we have had a most interesting afternoon, and the relief of being out of the wind and in a warmer temperature is inexpressible.  I hope and trust we shall all buck up again now that the conditions are more favourable.  We have been in shadow all the afternoon, but the sun has just reached us, a little obscured by night haze.  A lot could be written on the delight of setting foot on rock after 14 weeks of snow and ice and nearly 7 out of sight of aught else.  It is like going ashore after a sea voyage.  We deserve a little good bright weather after all our trials, and hope to get a chance to dry our sleeping-bags and generally make our gear more comfortable.

Friday, February 9.—­R. 23.  Height 5,210 ft.  Lunch Temp. +10 deg.; Supper Temp. +12.5 deg..  About 13 miles.  Kept along the edge of moraine to the end of Mt.  Buckley.  Stopped and geologised.  Wilson got great find of vegetable impression in piece of limestone.  Too tired to write geological notes.  We all felt very slack this morning, partly rise of temperature, partly reaction, no doubt.  Ought to have kept close in to glacier north of Mt.  Buckley, but in bad light the descent looked steep and we kept out.  Evidently we got amongst bad ice pressure and had to come down over an ice-fall.  The crevasses were much firmer than expected and we got down with some difficulty, found our night camp of December 20, and lunched an hour after.  Did pretty well in the afternoon, marching 3 3/4 hours; the sledge-meter is unshipped, so cannot tell distance traversed.  Very warm on march and we are all pretty tired.  To-night it is wonderfully calm and warm, though it has been overcast all the afternoon.  It is remarkable to be able to stand outside the tent and sun oneself.  Our food satisfies now, but we must march to keep in the full ration, and we want rest, yet we shall pull through all right, D.V.  We are by no means worn out.