▁one ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁fresh ▁water ▁and ▁food ▁at ▁Fair h aven ▁and ▁another ▁at ▁Id gl or ss uit , ▁Um ank ▁F j ord ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁dogs ▁and ▁deliver ▁presents ▁to ▁the ▁E sk imo ▁inhabitants . ▁ ▁After ▁depart ing ▁Id g ors uit ▁the ▁ship ▁encountered ▁ice ▁in ▁B aff in ▁Bay . ▁At ▁the ▁lower ▁end ▁of ▁Robert son ▁Channel ▁they ▁were ▁stopped ▁completely ▁by ▁a ▁wall ▁of ▁ice ▁ ▁thick . ▁Fail ing ▁to ▁reach ▁F t . ▁Cong er ▁was ▁a ▁disappoint ment ▁to ▁Mac G reg or . ▁Unable ▁to ▁proceed ▁further ▁they ▁tried ▁to ▁seek ▁shelter ▁on ▁Ell es m ere ▁Island ▁only ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁entire ▁coast ▁blocked ▁with ▁ice . ▁They ▁then ▁dr ift ed ▁south ▁along ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Green land ▁ur g ently ▁looking ▁for ▁winter ▁qu arters ▁as ▁new ▁ice ▁was ▁already ▁forming ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁danger ▁of ▁being ▁fro zen ▁in . ▁ ▁Winter ing ▁over ▁in ▁Et ah , ▁Green land ▁ ▁They ▁arrived ▁at ▁F oul ke ▁F i ord , ▁near ▁Et ah ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁Before ▁the ▁expedition ▁could ▁get ▁settled ▁on ▁land , ▁they ▁experienced ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁near ▁dis aster s ▁which ▁almost ▁settled ▁the ▁expedition ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁sound . ▁The ▁charts ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁showed ▁ ▁of ▁water — the ▁ship ▁drew ▁— but ▁much ▁to ▁their ▁surprise ▁they ▁found ▁themselves ▁a ground . ▁By ▁un loading