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[[overwritten]] Jan. 17/63 cont'd [[/overwritten]] 
The Antarctic low causing this gale and high waves with spray virtually blowing over the ship travel around the Antarctic Continent, clock-wise, where we are west to east, one after the other. We sort of came into this one and want to let it get ahead of us. So it proved, [[?]] [[?]] tracks rest of the way to the ^[[insertion]] West [[/insertion]] and toward the Peninsula. But there is always another low coming along.  Hope I can get a copy of todays weather map as drafted aboard based on radio information from the other Antarctic stations behind us of McMurdo is the principal one/// The laundry was a shambles, I picked up a lot of stuff to keep it from getting west from water [[strikethrough]] s [[/strikethrough]] running back and forth on deck. It must have been from one of their machines. With the changed course we at least can get some sleep. No I haven't even felt squeamish yet, got my fingers crossed tho.[[Line across page]]
Friday, 18th The roll last nite went to 43[[degree symbol]] / toward bed time roll stopped. Down below decks Capt Mac thought the quieter running was due to change of course, but it turned out the next morning that we were [[strikethough]] [[im?]] [[/strikethrough]] in an ice field far as you see any

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This page starts as continuation of entry for Jan.17 - see previous page What seems to be a line crossed out, is, I think, a carbon paper issue, with one line over the top of another. I believe that the 's' above 'Peninsula' goes with 'tracks'. (Maybe he realized that carbon had slipped and readjusted!) Best guess transcribed.