Over Large Ice-Field
Fog still clinging to the surface of the water; water evidently must be very cold. Extraordinary crimpy, wavelike appearance of clouds rolling up from the north underneath it. Harris has never seen this before. Pritchard took photograph.
On port beam there is a long stretch of clear-blue sea sandwiched in between wide expanses of fog on either side, looking just like a blue river flowing between two wide snow-covered banks. Cause—a warm current of water which prevents cloud from hanging over it. This well illustrated the rule that over cold currents of water the clouds will cling to the surface.
9 A. M.—We are now over a large ice-field and the sea is full of enormous pieces of ice—small bergs in themselves. The ice is blue-green under water, with frozen snow on top.
A message reaches us from the Governor of Newfoundland.
“To General Maitland, officers and crew, R-34:
“On behalf of Newfoundland I greet you as you pass us on your enterprising journey.
“Harris, Governor.”
Replied to as follows:
“To Governor of Newfoundland: