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“a somewhat disorganised fleet” | Captain Scott's diary, 2 November 1911 (Day 2)

Captain Robert Falcon Scott's journal entry for Thursday, 2 November 1911, released on the same date 115 years later. Southern Journey: The Barrier Stage. Same Day, Long Ago releases real diaries and letters on the day they were written. Subscribe to follow the expedition one day at a time. Every entry in order: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJc-dvPkSKoA Get each day's entry by email, free: https://samedaylongago.substack.com The journal text is read word for word; abbreviations are spoken in full. Narration is an AI clone of the channel creator's own voice. Maps are approximate. Text: Scott's Last Expedition, Vol. I (1913), public domain. Project Gutenberg eBook #11579. Images (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons): - Meares and Demetri at Discovery Hut. Herbert Ponting. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meares_and_Demetri_at_Discovery_Hut.jpg - Chris, one of the dogs LCCN90709437. Herbert Ponting. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chris,_one_of_the_dogs_LCCN90709437.jpg - The dogs on deck LCCN2009633385. Ponting, Herbert George, photographer; Ponting, Herbert George, copyright claima. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_dogs_on_deck_LCCN2009633385.jpg - Dog team resting by an iceberg LCCN2009633380. Ponting, Herbert George, photographer; Ponting, Herbert George, copyright claima. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dog_team_resting_by_an_iceberg_LCCN2009633380.jpg #ScottsLastExpedition #Antarctica #History #SameDayLongAgo

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