On about 20 April they were cheered by the sight of a large piece of driftwood stuck in a floe, the first object from the outside world they had seen since Fram had entered the ice.
Omkring den 20. april jublede de over synet af et stort stykke drivtømmer, som sad fast i en isflage, det første objekt fra omverdenen de havde set siden "Fram" var gået ind i isen.