The only course to pursue would be to turn as far as possible to the west; but on the west lay the great oasis of Kharga, to which despatches also could reach, and besides, if they rode too far west they would lack water after a few days, and death from thirst would await them.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
It was, therefore, desirable to await the rising sun.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
Yet it was painful to await the melting of ice at camping time.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook