[drummy]

Alan,

If I remember correctly the very basic, cramped shelter occupied by Scott's Northern Party when it was unable to rejoin the main expedition, was divided into a section for officer's and another for 'men'. It shows just how entrenched the naval system was that it persisted even under the most extreme conditions which the Northern party experienced during that winter. Makes McMurdo seem positively 'normal'!

Regards.

Drummy