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[[underlined]] January 15, 1963 [[/underlined]]
Jan 15 at 2000HRs Position 
67° 31'S}
90° 30'W} More ice.
Up at 5:30 this a.m. went wheel house, and then had breakfast at [[strikethrough]] at [[/strikethrough]] 7a.m./ Down to write this and most of preceeding page. Discussion of McMurdo (McMudo) Archie Nash said.) See Mc.M. notes too.
This has been a more cloudy day than usual, tho we had a smidgin of sun in the morning, except for icebergs, a dozen or more in sight all the time we ran on a smooth sea when suddenly a tough mass of ice - broken ice field I do not know how large showed up. After a while of working through it Capt turned back to go around it so that by 4 p.m. we were [[in the clear again?]]. There was no getting to [[Peter the first?]] Id as had been planned by the Captain, a visit really beyond the scope of our present mission. at 5:00 the Capt. called us in for a conference to line up (organize [[strikethrough]] d [[/strikethrough]]) our shore visits to the different possible sites. Lasted through first dinner session so, I ate at second table. Snows off and on, and I suppose through the night. It will now be Friday before we get to Anvers Island the first and on paper the [[strikethrough]] best [[/strikethrough]] [[insertion]] most [[/insertion]] promising site. Also our departure date from this end of the world is now March 6. Every time we turn around it is a day less for survey

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Overwritten sentences mid-page - I tried to transcribe in the order as was probably written. Pay attention to "in the clear again" line. Not sure I can see it clear.