Noon no miles. Light breeze from northward all day, freshening towards nightfall and turning to N.W. Bright sunshine. Ship pitching with south-westerly swell. All in good spirits except one or two sick.
We are away, sliding easily and smoothly through the water, but burning coal – 8 tons in 24 hours reported 8 P.M.
A brilliant concept to publish Scott’s diary day by day and I will eagerly follow the process (even though the outcome is known to everyone
the diaries make exciting reading still today).
Just to give me -as a German- an idea of the amount of coal burnt on the first day out: what is the metric equivalent of 8 tons?
Thanks for your answers, Petra
Petra: 8 UK Tons = 8.12 Metric Tons.