22nd of June
Historical Antarctic Pictures and Events


1916 - Elephant Island, Lunch, 12 mouldy nut foodbars, 20 biscuits and 4 sledging rations boiled together, there is nothing so delicious! Dense fog, no pack ice. Dinner another triumph, followed by toasts and a concert. Orde-Lees "and so ended one of the happiest days of my life"