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Cassidy's flight scrubbed because of weather. We revised our schedule, Had lunch at home, and went out to the nearby collecting ground ~ 12:30. It was an interesting afternoon. No real wind, but the clouds lowered and light snow fell. We all found piece after piece of meteorites, mostly small & w fusion crust. I had lots of good luck. First we collected the stone near my ice axes, then I kept finding more on the snow & along our traverse. All was well. As the weather thickened, Bob came twice to John w question about whether we should not go home -- for fear of white-out. John couldn't be bothered. Bob told me later that he had asked Annexstad for any tips on what to watch out for in the Allan Hills. Annexstad said: "Whenever you see the Range disappear in the clouds, make for home." Nonsense. The range came & went & came again. As the afternoon went on it got colder & breezier, & we kept going...traversing & collecting, & collecting. Gh got v. cold. I was chilly but not enough to bother about. Came home ~ 5:15. Had lamb chops for dinner for the first time -- unexpectedly good.

I forgot to say that last evening I wrote a letter to Arlene Walsh -- news of the season -- & asked her to send copies to Karen & Tom. I have no stamps or envelopes ex. a few SAO eagle envelopes. This AM when Gh saw me sending only 1 letter, she remonstrated & gave me a 

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mailgram & stamp for letter to Tom. I was glad to have it. But, of course, no mail came or went today. Bed early tonight -- tired but content at [[plus/minus sign]] 9:00 P.M. (Finished To the Lighthouse this AM.).

[[underlined]] Sunday, January 5 [[/underlined]] A great day. Somehow I got my old spirit back today. We first heard from John ~ 9:20. He said it was cloudy & snowing; we would wait a couple of hours & see if the wind came up. If not we would go out. There was no question of bringing Cassidy up -- we could not see Mt. Brooks or any of the eastern range. No wind arose, so ~ 12:30 out we went to traverse the blue ice beneath the Monocline. I found wavy little black meteorites in my track. All PM long it was well repaid hope and anticipation. The traverses were close & interesting. As we made north & faced the sun we were warmer & cozy. When we turned & coursed south I had to hold my parka around my chin -- cold & windy. Back & forth; back & forth we went, with John & I continually making discoveries. Still, Bob made the big discovery -- of a beautiful little iron -- second of the season. As we rode I found myself singing: In the wondrous star-sown night; sweethearts; & others. I have ~ 2 weeks left in the highlands. It's glorious. But I won't be back

[[underlined]] ~ 240 miles on my snowmobile [[/underlined]] so far -- and a respectable showing of meteorite discoveries. ~ 200 met. season
10 [[degrees]]f 8 mph wind @ 20 mph into S. Wind chill = -30[[degrees]]f