Ka kammala wannan magana: A ƙarshen tafiyar, ya ɗauki haɗin gwiwar jiragen ruwa guda biyu da kuma amfani da abubuwan fashewa don su 'yantar da "Discovery" daga kankara. Scott ta dagewa a lokacin tafiyar a kan Royal Navy formalities ya sanya ga m dangantaka da merchant navy contingent, da yawa daga wanda ya tashi zuwa gida tare da na farko taimako jirgin ruwa a watan Maris 1903. An ba da mataimakin kwamandan Albert Armitage, wani jami'in kasuwanci, damar komawa gida a kan jinƙai, amma ya fassara tayin a matsayin rashin mutunci, kuma ya ƙi. Armitage kuma ya inganta ra'ayin cewa yanke shawarar aika Shackleton gida a kan jirgin ruwa na taimako ya tashi daga ƙiyayya na Scott maimakon rushewar Shackleton. Kodayake akwai tashin hankali a tsakanin Scott da Shackleton, lokacin da burinsu ya yi karo da kai tsaye, an kiyaye mutuncin juna a bainar jama'a; Scott ya shiga cikin karɓar baƙi na hukuma wanda ya gaishe da Shackleton a lokacin dawowarsa a 1909 bayan da Shackleton ya yi nasara.
Nimrod Expedition, kuma su biyun sun yi musayar wasiƙu masu ladabi game da burinsu a cikin 1909<unk>1910.