Complete the text with suitable prepositions :

The old man told him (a) ____ his last journey (b) ____ the sea. They had sailed away (c) ____ the South, he said, until they arrived (d) _____ cold grey seas. Even the sea was frozen, and ice was all (e) _____ those (f) ____ those days there were no steamships, and the big white sails (g) ____ their ship opened wide as the strong wind blew them quickly (h) _____ the icy waters. The weather was very cold and there were no birds or animals (i) _____ that snow covered country, but one day the sailors saw an albatross flying (j) ____ the ship.