On New Year's Eve Johansen recorded that Nansen finally adopted the familiar form of address, having until then maintained formalities ("Mr Johansen", "Professor Nansen") throughout the journey.
På nytårsaften noterede Johansen, at Nansen endelig havde antaget den mindre formelle form for tiltale, efter at de indtil da havde opretholdt formerne ("herr Johansen", "professor Nansen") gennem hele rejsen.