I've decided to travel in economy mode for a while on my last leg to Colonia. First to prolong this journey a bit and second, to add more exobiological data to my ever-growing data bank for Vista Genomics. That ought to be one healthy paycheck when I finally get there.

Today I made 15 jumps toward Tir/Colonia, but I spent a lot of time in the Scarab hunting down exobiology. I had a lot of fun and actually enjoyed the chair time in the Scarab today. The variety of exobiology was great and very challenging. It kept me on my toes most all day long and the variety of worlds was extraordinary as well. I am noticing that the black holes and neutron stars are mostly discovered as I get nearer to Colonia, but I expected as much. This area has been well traveled over the years.

Taking more time in economical jump mode also gives me more time to think about this carrier decision I am about to make and also the T-11 I will also purchase. I am looking forward to getting back into mining again. I haven't done that in years. I am looking forward to that. Basically, it will be simply tritium mining to keep the carrier moving as far as I can tell.

Alright, another simple dinner after I get cleaned up and perhaps a Beefeater martini or two. I haven't had a good martini in a long time. That will do it for this log entry.

CMDR Bullet out..

I am just one day out of Colonia if I use long range jumps. I am carrying a lot of exobiological data onboard, well over a billion credits worth and maybe more. If I re-route to economical jumps, I could theoretically collect possibly a quarter billion to half a billion credits more. It depends on how 'exploration saturated' the star systems around Colonia are out around 1500LY or so. Perhaps I shall find out over the course of the next few days.

Today I made fourteen hops which included three black hole systems two of which were a first discovery for me. I also jumped to two neutron star systems, but they had both been discovered prior to my visit. Incredibly enough, only the stars had been discovered, most of the planets had remained undiscovered if not all so I happily went ahead and scanned the system and located the exobiology if there was any and in one case there was in fact, quit a bit.

In keeping up with community goal news I seem to be missing out on quite a few rewards and perks by not participating. Part of me is a bit sad but the rest of me is happy to not be caught up in the rat race that 90% of the community is collectively caught up in at the moment. Are the rewards really worth the effort in the long run? I don't really think so. I'll make out just fine with the stock components or engineer whatever I need to meet my expectations whatever they may be.

I'm getting long winded here, time to end this log entry.

CMDR Bullet out..

I must have passed through some type of strong electrical anomaly or charged particle field or something because my daily flight log didn't get recorded or it somehow got erased. In any event, there will not be a formal logbook entry today. I will need to run a full diagnostic on the ship's computer in the morning to see if I can find a problem.

CMDR Bullet out.

Today was spent finishing up in system Kyloaln BS-J d9-4635 planet 7 B and then continuing on with my journey toward the Tir/Colonia sector. That system had two worlds with 13 exobiologicals between the two of them. I had to track them all down before I left that system, I just had to.

Today, I only made a total of ten jumps. I discovered two black holes and the rest were main sequence stars. Today I also spend a good amount of time tracking down seven exobiological specimens on Kyloarph WO-Q d5-1235 planet 2 A, but I got skunked by the eighth, that being Osseus. I just couldn't find one. This will be the second time I have been skunked by Osseus. This is where I am also camping for the night. I may give the Osseus one more try before I move on to the next star system tomorrow, I haven't decided yet. I'll mull it over during breakfast in the morning.

Right now, I want a hot shower and to eat something, I'm famished. Then I'd like to watch a movie or something and then get some sleep. That will do it for this log entry.

CMDR Bullet out..

Just a quick log entry today. Another twenty-three jumps and only fourteen exobiological specimens to show for it. Not a very good day in my book but a good amount of distance covered, so there's that. There is one more world in this system I would like to go over for exobiologicals but, that will have to wait for tomorrow.

I am ready for dinner and relaxation for tonight. that's it for this log entry. If I think of anything else I will add it later.

CMDR Bullet out.

I made some decent progress today, but it was a rather long day. I found quite a few exobiologicals in several systems and I even visited multiple worlds in the same system a couple times today which isn't my style, but I thought I'd change things up a bit. Honestly if I hadn't done that, I'd have made even further progress toward the Colonia region today than I did. I am kind of glad that I didn't though now that I look back at the day because I did have a lot of fun hunting down the exobiologicals today. I can't put my finger on it exactly but for some reason, the hunts were exceptional today.

In total I discovered thirty-five exobiological specimens today. I don't know if that's a personal record or not, I doubt it, but it doesn't really matter anyway. Credits are credits at the end of the day, and I'll need them for my carrier which it's looking more and more like I am going to lease after all when I reach Tir/Colonia. And yes, that new mining ship, the T-11 is also on the list of things to buy that will go with the carrier.

Tonight, another easy meal as there isn't much of the day left. A quick shower and hammer out this log entry, a little video entertainment and then slumber time. It all starts again in the morning.

CMDR Bullet out..

I believe this is a first for me. I don't think I have ever made just a single jump in a day before. Since I can remember I have always made multiple jumps, at least two jumps in a single day. I spent the entire day in the system Agnairy YM-I d10-5096 hunting exobiologicals across two planets in this system, and I can tell you- I am beat. What I wouldn't give for a hot sauna right now. A hot shower will have to do. I had to finish up yesterday's few remaining exobiological scans that I didn't finish before the end of the day and then this system was rich in exobiological life, so I had my work cut out for me today. Needless to say, I didn't make much progress toward the Colonia region today.

What I did get today is a whole lot of chair time in the SRV, in the mountains and on the plains and just about everywhere else in between. I'm not complaining, in fact I'm used to it by now, it's just my back isn't used to it yet. Well, I did manage to complete the exobiology surveys and get back in time to scrounge up some dinner. After my hot shower, I'll try to watch a couple videos, but I might not make it, I'm pretty tired. That about covers it for this log, I'll try to put some more distance between me and Sagitarius A tomorrow.

CMDR Bullet out..

I spent the day today working on closing some distance to the Colonia region. Naturally I stop for exobiological signals, but there are few to be seen through this particular section of space I happen to be traveling through. Well, that was true until I happened across this last particular system I discovered, that being Agnairy CW-E b43-132 B 4. This world has six exobiological signatures on it that I need to track down, that is, I have tracked down two already, but I was so tired I had to call off my search for the remainder until tomorrow before I depart this planet.

The planet itself is very rocky and rough, at least what I have encountered so far. It's a real back breaker if you know what I mean. It isn't very kind to SRVs either. On the other hand, I have noticed it does have quite a few meteorites scattered about which is good for topping up SRV materials for refuel and repair, so it does have that going for it. Well, I shouldn't procrastinate too much longer, breakfast is over and cleaned up. Time to hop into the SRV and continue the search for exobiologicals. I may even have to change geographical locations to continue this mission. I will update if needed.

Update: I did have to change geographical locations on this planet the next day to finish the exobiological survey. It didn't take long to complete after that, maybe an hour at best. I then quickly left this world on my way toward the Colonia region. End of log.

CMDR Bullet out.

I needed to alter my course and get away from the main route between Explorer's Anchorage and Colonia. I was way too close and was encountering many previously discovered neutron stars and black holes. I set course toward sol and moved away from the highly traveled path between Sag. A and Colonia by several hundred light years. Once the neutron star systems began to become undiscovered again, I resumed my course toward Tir and Colonia.

My luck with exobiology hasn't been too good lately, I must say. As of late, all the worlds I have encountered have had only one or two life signs on them although one world did have a rarer form of Bacterium Omentum on it along with Fonticula. Being a first footfall world, that will be a nice little pay out. I am hoping that since I have now altered my course so drastically, the exobiology planets will be more numerous and interesting and have higher numbers of life signatures on them. Only time will tell if this strategy works out for the best for me. To be sure, whatever the outcome, I will document it here.

I am on Phraa Flyuae YS-M c9-5563 6 c, and I am camped here for the night. This is an icy argon world and not a very desirable one at that. I am looking forward to getting off this ice ball shortly after breakfast and continuing my trek toward Tir and Colonia but, there is one more body with two life signatures that I would like to track down before I leave this system.

CMDR Bullet out..

Today's journey was quite uneventful despite there being twenty-one jumps total and seven neutron stars visited. Every neutron star visited today, except for one, has been previously discovered. Incredibly enough, the main sequence stars in the vicinity all seem to remain undiscovered. Perhaps these neutron stars are being used as a highway, much like the Colonia Highway or, they are simply being hunted as I go about in my travels.

One thing has become obvious and that is, I am clearly too close to the main 'Highway' between Sag. A and Colonia. I must adjust my course in the direction of the bubble and into less traveled space if I want to seek out undiscovered star systems once again. I will try a five hundred light year shift toward Sol and then resume my journey to Tir and see if that gets me back on track with all new discoveries with every jump.

The planet I spent the night on tonight has horribly rough terrain. I'll just say that hunting down the exobiology was not an easy task. The Scarab took quite a beating, more so than usual. In fact, at one point, I actually thought I might go below 50% hull damage it was that bad. Needless to say, I found all the exo on the planet and had an average but filling dinner before passing out for the night from getting beaten up in the Scarab and exhaustion.

CMDR Bullet out..