midday
It showed me that I was still on the sea track between Orkney and Shetland , and I kept a sharp lookout towards morning for the Sumburgh light . Day broke with a haze over the water and a cloudy sky . The wind shifted to the northeast , bringing snow . At midday the wind was due north , and several inches of snow lay on the schooner 's deck . I boiled some potatoes for my dinner , and thought that I had something to be thankful for in having a good store of provisions on board . I was beginning to think that I should need them , for I had not yet sighted the land . Again the night came , and still I had seen no more sails .