"Old Cautious"
Shackleton loved to refer to himself as "Old Cautious." No one else ever called him that but in this journal entry we catch a glimpse of...
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Shackleton's Way
Margot Morrell
- 5 days ago
"life on an ice floe has its pleasant hours"
Macklin's Journal - November 29, 1915 Did not make an entry yesterday as a large crowd gathered in our limited space to play or criticize...
Margot Morrell
- Nov 26
"The most beautiful day..."
Orde-Lees' Journal - November 26, 1915 The most beautiful day we have had in the Antarctic. A clear sky, gentle warm breeze, from the...
Margot Morrell
- Nov 25
"An enjoyable concert..."
Hurley's Journal - November 25, 1915 We have quite an enjoyable concert on our own in the tent this evening. We invited several of our...
Margot Morrell
- Nov 24
Entertainment on the ice
Macklin's Journal - November 24, 1915 (excerpt) Retired to our sleeping-bags replete and very contented. After getting into our bags most...
Margot Morrell
- Nov 24
"Like school days all over again..."
Orde-Lees' Journal, November 24, 1915 Day by day goes by much the same as one another. We work; we talk; we laugh; we eat. Ah, we eat;...
Margot Morrell
- Nov 22
"we do not give way to depression"
Orde-Lees' Journal - 22 November, 1915 Temperature minimum +18. Colder & a welcome change from the prolonged thaw. A moderate southerly...
Margot Morrell
- Nov 20
"Yet here I am, quite happy..."
Macklin's Journal - November 20, 1915 ... Tonight Hussey has been playing his banjo, and I sat in his tent a while enjoying the music. I...
Margot Morrell
- Nov 17
"An exceedingly precarious position"
Macklin's Journal - November 17, 1915 After supper Worsley, Clark, Greenstreet and I held a lengthy discussion on our position and its...
Margot Morrell
- Nov 17
"a truly lamentable spectacle"
Orde-Lees' Journal - 17 November, 1915 Temperature +22 about. Same weather as yesterday but more sun. Things left out to "air" dried off...
Margot Morrell
- Nov 16
"Like a quartette of schoolboys"
Macklin's Journal - November 16, 1915 ... The camp is completely surrounded by water, the lead varying from 4 - 20 ft. wide all round....
Margot Morrell
- Nov 16
"In case of emergency"
Macklin's Journal - November 15, 1916 Today Sir E. read out a list of the duties of every individual in the party in case of an...
Margot Morrell
- Nov 16
"This old friendly floe"
Macklin's Journal - November 14, 1915 ... Our greatest trial is the warm temperature and a fine mushy sleet which we commonly get, and...
Margot Morrell
- Nov 16
"Depressing in the extreme..."
Orde-Lees' Journal - 16 November, 1915 It’s a fine, warm, overcast day. N.E. wind persists. Until yesterday, I had not been to the ship...
Margot Morrell
- Nov 16
Back up plan
Hurley's Journal - November 16, 1915 Finish additional two pairs of crampons during the day. These are manufactured from screws, cut off...
Margot Morrell
- Nov 15
"The hottest day we have had"
Orde-Lees' Journal - 15 November, 1915 Temperature +26 [In this journal entry, Orde-Lees notes in the margin: “In rereading this it...
Margot Morrell
- Nov 15
"We heard a distant crash"
Orde-Lees' Journal - 14 November 1915 Temperature +25 to 33. Bother the thaw; one lives in a state of perpetually wet feet but, strange...
Margot Morrell
- Nov 15
"A walk to the wreck..."
Hurley's Journal - November 14, 1915 During the afternoon, Wild and I went for a walk to the wreck. We found the intervening ice much...
Margot Morrell
- Nov 13
"We do not want unpleasantness..."
Dr. Macklin's Journal - November 10, 1915 Has turned very cold tonight. This afternoon Worsley and others had a clean out of the tent - a...
Margot Morrell
- Nov 12
"There is a lot of open water"
McNeish's Journal - November 11, 1915 Lat 68-35 South Long 52-17 West it has been hazie all day the wind has been NE so it has driven us...
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Leading By Example
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Communicating Effectively
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Keeping Up Morale
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Maintaining a Positive Attitude
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