Roald Amundsen's blog 05 February 1912
Partly still, partly N’erly. Slow going. A few icebergs. My cabin has been well looked after during my absence. Painted and decorated with flowers over Nansen, who I have hanging over my desk. Whales, which one could see thousands of in the Bay of Whales, are a rare sight now. Just occasionally a blow. Few birds.