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 Last night, on my anchor watch 12-3 a.m. I saw the first appearance this submer of the Aurora Borealis! A curtain of white light lancing and leaping, to 'hang' momentarily and then, mass into another lance and beam away to pause, flutter and disappear. While it 'performs' one is aware of the silence. Quite uncanny. I'd read of it (i.e. being able to see, feel and hear the silence whilst the lights play) in one of my books of the '30-'33 Watkin's expedition and it was exactly so. Very strange, and of course enormously magnificent.
-Called in at Ivigtut, a naval base and cryolite mine, to take on fuel and break and received another grand welcome from the Danes.  Actually it's more tiring ashore than at sea! 4 a.m. and 3 a.m. with two parties on the nights we were there. Duckling, Roast Beef, Black Bread, Mushrooms, Sausage, 10,000,000 spreads and dips, herring, etc., and the inevitable couple of gallons of 0crlzbqrg,pilsner. My word they aid us proud, and their showers were so good I slia-ed my:board and changed my-underwear too! (First time this.trip, of course). In
+Called in at Ivigtut, a naval base and cryolite mine, to take on fuel and break and received another grand welcome from the Danes.  Actually it's more tiring ashore than at sea! 4 a.m. and 3 a.m. with two parties on the nights we were there. Duckling, Roast Beef, Black Bread, Mushrooms, Sausage, 10,000,000 spreads and dips, herring, etc., and the inevitable couple of gallons of Carlsberg Pilsner. My word they did us proud, and their showers were so good I shaved my beard and changed my underwear too! (First time this trip, of course). In between feasts we were expected to go to lunch and dinner with them as well, but wisely decided against it. I went for a huge walk away over the hills and climbed a nice little snowy peak to have a good gawk at the ice-caps. Took along the ice axe, etc. and had a marvellous time kicking steps, glissading, etc. Ply boots very comfortable and with the immediate prospect of 5 weeks cliMbing as soon as we leave Julianhaab all is very right with the world.
-between feasts we were expected to go to lunch and dinner with them as well, bu=.; viSely decided ggainst it. It vent for a huge walk away over the hills and cliplua a nice little snowy peak to have a good gawk at the ice-caps. Took a1Ong the ice axe, etc. and had a marvellous time kicking steps, glissading,
-etc. Ply boots very comfortable and with the immediate prospect of 5 weeks cliMbing as soon as we leave Julianhaab all is very right with the world.
 Should arrive at Julianhaab this evening at about 8 or 9 p.m. Ala..1't the current is against us and our 14 horse power engine is battling to do 17
 knots, 'tis a Sunday, so should be able to do some shopping tomorrow (soap and razor blades once again).