Day 550:
Found another seam of coal close to that last one, so I’ve got fuel for a while, which is good.
The biggest challenge is that the coal dust gets on everything, and it’s surprisingly flammable for a rock, so I have to scrub myself down whenever I’ve been near the stuff… because everything I do for lighting is open flame, and coal dust can explode in the right mix of air, and I don’t feel like being blown to smithereens.
But when it’s wet, coal is much more like chalk than I’d like, and it smears on everything.
I have no idea how to make soap but I’m guessing I should figure it out.