Equatorial cannonball run
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Thanks Cmdr. It is indeed tempting, but being so close to half way I have to at least get that far......besides, haven't seen my ship in weeks....I'm gonna have go through training again to figure out how to fly!
Day 39 [RL Elapsed: 58 days]; End position 0.0000/0.0000, Distance today 50km, Cumulative total 4,030km, Completed: 50.00%
Dear diary,
Made it to the half-way point today. Meaning this buggy has transported me exactly half-way around a planet - over 4000 km so far. Funny, I thought there might be a little more jubilation, but there's nothing special here to mark the spot. Still, from here-on it means I am moving closer to my starting position rather than away. The movement of the planet itself now has the galaxy appearing almost vertical and looking spectacular as always.
But with no defining feature, at least not visible in the dark, the extensive celebrations are to grab a cup coffee and sit an contemplate for a few minutes.....and then move on.
Dear diary,
Made it to the half-way point today. Meaning this buggy has transported me exactly half-way around a planet - over 4000 km so far. Funny, I thought there might be a little more jubilation, but there's nothing special here to mark the spot. Still, from here-on it means I am moving closer to my starting position rather than away. The movement of the planet itself now has the galaxy appearing almost vertical and looking spectacular as always.
But with no defining feature, at least not visible in the dark, the extensive celebrations are to grab a cup coffee and sit an contemplate for a few minutes.....and then move on.
Seeing those screenshots has made me homesick for Beagle Point 2. As I am still a measly 200 lys away and reduced to searching for jump mats to get out of the wasteland I am in, I may just head back to visit!
Petitioning to rename BP2 to Hotel California......
I shall be online for 40 mins or so shortly. Last position 0.0011/1.3884
Day 40; End position 0.0011/1.3884, Distance today 30km, Cumulative total 4,060km, Completed: 50.39%
Day 41; End position 0.0007/2.4726, Distance today 30km, Cumulative total 4,090km, Completed: 50.69%
Today I was honoured to be joined by Cmdr #Bones#
Day 41; End position 0.0007/2.4726, Distance today 30km, Cumulative total 4,090km, Completed: 50.69%
Today I was honoured to be joined by Cmdr #Bones#
It seemed a shame to make a 65000ly journey and not meet the crazy man driving round the planet!
http://imgur.com/3WnJurc
http://imgur.com/buwBXYM
http://imgur.com/EG3rJiB
Safe travelling on the rest of the trip CMDR
http://imgur.com/3WnJurc
http://imgur.com/buwBXYM
http://imgur.com/EG3rJiB
Safe travelling on the rest of the trip CMDR
#static and distant sounds..
#schhh come in commander
# repeat...route mmm in commander
The bleary eyed realisation that the radio was making a noise. It's been a long time. Given all the other glitches, I wouldn't have thought twice about thinking it was broken. But the voice was insistent....unless....is it in my head?
# I repeat, this is Commander #Bones# en route to your location, come in Commander
Bones.....ribs....bbq sauce....ouch....what the? oh...yes that's right. The solitude of the dark side has lead to sleeping in the buggy. Saves time boarding see....plus...it's hard to leave the ship...it's warm and oh so comfortable. I don't recall getting back pain from the pilots chair, not like this buggy
# Come in Commander
yes yes, I'm here. uh huh..uh huh...wait, what? now?.....yikes! I must look like some kind of hairy alien, but it's too bad. the Commander is only a few minutes away - it'll take longer than that to get Cleopatra II back down here, let alone board, shave and disembark. Oh well.
The sight of another SRV was.....moving. The sight of a hovering 'Conda....awe inspiring.
And so it came to pass that Cmdr #Bones# hung out for a while. I did offer a coffee, but after hearing the recycle count was getting close to 10,000 he politely refused. Not sure why, the stale taste is hardly noticeable.
We did about 30km in the buggy's, traveling the endless route West. These may well go down as the *only* kilometres not done alone and I'm glad to have been able to take a few photo's to mark the occasion.
#schhh come in commander
# repeat...route mmm in commander
The bleary eyed realisation that the radio was making a noise. It's been a long time. Given all the other glitches, I wouldn't have thought twice about thinking it was broken. But the voice was insistent....unless....is it in my head?
# I repeat, this is Commander #Bones# en route to your location, come in Commander
Bones.....ribs....bbq sauce....ouch....what the? oh...yes that's right. The solitude of the dark side has lead to sleeping in the buggy. Saves time boarding see....plus...it's hard to leave the ship...it's warm and oh so comfortable. I don't recall getting back pain from the pilots chair, not like this buggy
# Come in Commander
yes yes, I'm here. uh huh..uh huh...wait, what? now?.....yikes! I must look like some kind of hairy alien, but it's too bad. the Commander is only a few minutes away - it'll take longer than that to get Cleopatra II back down here, let alone board, shave and disembark. Oh well.
The sight of another SRV was.....moving. The sight of a hovering 'Conda....awe inspiring.
And so it came to pass that Cmdr #Bones# hung out for a while. I did offer a coffee, but after hearing the recycle count was getting close to 10,000 he politely refused. Not sure why, the stale taste is hardly noticeable.
We did about 30km in the buggy's, traveling the endless route West. These may well go down as the *only* kilometres not done alone and I'm glad to have been able to take a few photo's to mark the occasion.
To Cmdr Aputsiaq. If you're reading this...apologies. My PC switched itself off and won't switch back on. The smell of hot wiring isn't endearing either. So I think I'm out for the night.
It was fun prospecting with you. Thanks for taking the time out to join me
It was fun prospecting with you. Thanks for taking the time out to join me
Day 42; End position 0.0168/16.1336, Distance today 320km, Cumulative total 4,410km, Completed: 54.48%
The day started unremarkably. Just more of the same. The galaxy is getting noticeably thin on the horizon, though, so progress is most certainly being made
Out of the blue, the radio squawked. A certain Cmdr Aputsiaq had awoken from cryo-sleep and was wondering where everyone had disappeared. Come join the party of one, I said. So he did.
I soon learned that the poor fellow was out of fuel on one SRV and dangerously low on the other. Could this rock be the salvation? Rather than risk it being a dud, Commander Aputsiaq brought the behemoth a little closer.
Turned out, there was fuel in that wee rock, and that meant.....prospecting!
And so it was that we set off in search of materials to further boost supplies, with the caveat that the general direction continued to be heading 270
Unfortunately, in RL my PC suffered a failure - the primary GPU died and crashed the PC, and it took a little while to troubleshoot. In the meantime, Cmdr Aputsiaq returned to ship.
Upon rejoining...tricks..
It's a shame this shot is a graphical bug Rock bridges would be totally awesome!
The day started unremarkably. Just more of the same. The galaxy is getting noticeably thin on the horizon, though, so progress is most certainly being made
Out of the blue, the radio squawked. A certain Cmdr Aputsiaq had awoken from cryo-sleep and was wondering where everyone had disappeared. Come join the party of one, I said. So he did.
I soon learned that the poor fellow was out of fuel on one SRV and dangerously low on the other. Could this rock be the salvation? Rather than risk it being a dud, Commander Aputsiaq brought the behemoth a little closer.
Turned out, there was fuel in that wee rock, and that meant.....prospecting!
And so it was that we set off in search of materials to further boost supplies, with the caveat that the general direction continued to be heading 270
Unfortunately, in RL my PC suffered a failure - the primary GPU died and crashed the PC, and it took a little while to troubleshoot. In the meantime, Cmdr Aputsiaq returned to ship.
Upon rejoining...tricks..
It's a shame this shot is a graphical bug
Rock bridges would be totally awesome!
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Day 43; End position -0.0093/21.1112, Distance today 100km, Cumulative total 4,510km, Completed: 55.86%
Day 44; End position 0.0009/23.0740, Distance today 50km, Cumulative total 4,560km, Completed: 56.41%
Day 45; End position 0.0051/25.6905, Distance today 60km, Cumulative total 4,620km, Completed: 57.14%
Day 46; End position 0.0024/28.3830, Distance today 60km, Cumulative total 4,680km, Completed: 57.88%
Plodding ever onwards. Slowly but surely. The galaxy is passing by overhead which should mean the sun isn't too far from rising.
It seems the SRV is really starting to glitch now. The latest issue is the compass that randomly points the 'wrong way'
http://plays.tv/video/57aa428304f9fe0ffd/heading-swaperoo
whilst the overall co-ordinates don't seem to always obey physics. (here the first digit isn't moving, but it should be be decreasing)
http://plays.tv/video/57a8f18151f8a69737/co-ords-stuck
Day 47; End position Ship in Orbit
Have no idea what happened. One second I was skipping over a small mound and the next a big flash and a force almost strong enough to detach my eyes from their sockets as the emergency ejection capsule activated. Mission failure.
http://plays.tv/video/57ab8f1462a626413c/srv-explodes-mid-air
Day 44; End position 0.0009/23.0740, Distance today 50km, Cumulative total 4,560km, Completed: 56.41%
Day 45; End position 0.0051/25.6905, Distance today 60km, Cumulative total 4,620km, Completed: 57.14%
Day 46; End position 0.0024/28.3830, Distance today 60km, Cumulative total 4,680km, Completed: 57.88%
Plodding ever onwards. Slowly but surely. The galaxy is passing by overhead which should mean the sun isn't too far from rising.
It seems the SRV is really starting to glitch now. The latest issue is the compass that randomly points the 'wrong way'
http://plays.tv/video/57aa428304f9fe0ffd/heading-swaperoo
whilst the overall co-ordinates don't seem to always obey physics. (here the first digit isn't moving, but it should be be decreasing)
http://plays.tv/video/57a8f18151f8a69737/co-ords-stuck
Day 47; End position Ship in Orbit
Have no idea what happened. One second I was skipping over a small mound and the next a big flash and a force almost strong enough to detach my eyes from their sockets as the emergency ejection capsule activated. Mission failure.
http://plays.tv/video/57ab8f1462a626413c/srv-explodes-mid-air
Nooooooooooooooooooo!
I've logged a ticket to see if they can shed some light on what happened. I just can't see what I hit and there were no contacts evident.
In meantime need to decide.....head back with the 2nd SRV, or call it done and head corewards
In meantime need to decide.....head back with the 2nd SRV, or call it done and head corewards
Well that would be entirely up to you. But.... a first is a first... y'know.
Dude!!!!! Bad news
Now, if you were playing Iron Man rules, you'd have no choice but to start all over again
Thanks. I have thought Iron Man many many times in recent months.....but I fear I would never get out of a hauler. It took a year to just scrape the money for an asp.
For now I think I'll keep going
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Fair point
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