The carrier and I are finally under two thousand light years from Sol. We are in fact, according to my Captain's log, seventeen hundred and four light years from sol exactly. Currently the carrier, crew and I are in the star system Bleia Eohn UM-F b1-0 in parking orbit around the ringed icy world 4 of the system. The ring has a massive Tritium hotspot and a low temperature Diamond hotspot in it that I am tempted to mine for the hell of it. I'll see how I feel about it tomorrow morning after a good breakfast in the lounge.

The trip report goes as follows, I made fifteen jumps in the Mandalay, all into main sequence star systems. Many of the star systems have been previously discovered as is expected but I am still making new discoveries this close to the bubble amazingly enough. The carrier made two jumps today and we covered nine hundred twenty-two light years distance since yesterday. The carrier has plenty of Tritium to complete its journey back to the bubble but like I said, I may do some more mining tomorrow for more Tritium and LTDs, I haven't decided yet. We'll find out tomorrow. End of log entry.

CMDR Bullet out..

I have decisions to make. I am so close to the bubble now, just about every star system I encounter has been discovered. There really is no point in exploration at this point however, I have noticed that many of the commanders that have come before me have not entirely explored their systems before moving on leaving undiscovered bodies just waiting to be found and logged. It would be a shame to repeat their mistake. I guess I'll make that decision on an individual basis as I encounter them. The crew and I would like to make it back to the bubble as soon as possible, but I don't like passing up good exo-data if I don't have to and, after all, I am the Captain..

By my best estimates we are about two to three days away from the bubble at our current pace. If we make no stops for exobiology, we could be there in as little as a day if we kick it. I really don't like the sound of that. It's too much work if you ask me. What's the point?

My last recon trip showed fifteen jumps in the Mandalay. All jumps were into main sequence star systems. Our final star system was Bleia Eohn WZ-N b36-0 and the carrier is in a parking orbit around planet B 4. This is where we spent the night cycle and will be continuing our journey from. End of log entry.

CMDR Bullet out..

Today was spent in the same star system as yesterday and I continued to top off the tank in the carrier. It required actually two more trips back to the hot spot to complete the job of filling the Tritium tank on the carrier and wouldn't you know it, on my last trip to the Tritium hotspot, I forgot to buy limpets.. WTF? Fortunately, the carrier is parked in orbit around this very planet so retrieving a load of limpets was not a big deal, just an annoyance. After doing that, I returned to the Tritium hotspot and finished mining for Tritium and then hopped over to a low temperature Diamond hotspot to fill the remaining space in the T-11's hold. I might as well add some profits to this endeavor while I'm out here.

That will wrap this log entry, very short indeed. I should have all the Tritium I need to complete the journey back to the bubble, but I will probably make one more stop to fill the Tritium tank before I arrive in the Frey system which is my ultimate destination.

CMDR Bullet out.

So, I made another fair chunk of distance today in the direction of good ol' Sol and the bubble. Of course, the usual setbacks kept me from making more distance than I would have liked to but I'm happy with the progress I did make. An added hindrance was the fact that I have been actively looking for a gas giant with icy rings and specifically rings with a Tritium hotspot or two. How shortsighted I have been to forget that gas giants aren't the only bodies that can possess rings because that is indeed where I have ended up today in my quest for Tritium.

The carrier and I are currently parked in orbit around the planet AB 1 in the system Droju KY-Q c5-0. It is a ringed icy world that contains a very large Tritium hotspot as well as other precious minerals and metals. I plan to fill the Tritium tank over the course of today and tomorrow and also mine some precious metals and minerals as well. Once I get to the bubble, I will sell all these resources at just below the galactic average for a healthy profit and then buy a few ships I've had my eye on. After that, I have some engineering I need done on several ships.

The trip report for the day is as follows, I made twenty-one jumps in the Mandalay into all main sequence star systems and covered eight hundred sixty-five light years distance. This places me roughly thirty-four hundred and forty light years from Sol. I may spend an entire day here mining at AB 1, I haven't decided yet. My next log entry will reveal my ultimate decision on that.

CMDR Bullet out..

I can't complain about today as it certainly turned out to be a better day than the last few as far as making distance goes. Still not as far as I'd like to have gone but I'll take it. I'm really trying to get back to the bubble now and I am even considering skipping worlds with exobiology on them just to expedite things. Besides, being this close to the bubble now, I would think that any worlds with any exobiology on them would have certainly been discovered and cataloged by now. I am definitely running into star systems that have previously been discovered. On occasion however I am finding that just the main star has been discovered and the entire system itself has remained unscanned and therefore undiscovered. These systems I am dutifully completing the task.

Up to this point I have made thirteen jumps, and all thirteen jumps were into main sequence star systems. I have called the carrier forward to my new position in the system Drojeae WI-Q c19-0 and will sell my cartographic and exobiological data once it arrives and then grab a good meal and a few drinks. Afterward I'll sack out and hopefully do it all again tomorrow. I would like to find a system with some Tritium in it soon though, I hate seeing the tank getting close to half.

CMDR Bullet out..

Sometimes the best laid plans just never get off the ground for one reason or another. Today my plan was to move the carrier at least one thousand light years in the direction of the bubble. Well, that didn't happen. Exobiology sort of just happened instead. I'm not complaining, mind you, it's just that when you have a plan in mind it seems there is always something that comes along and kind of, well, screws things up. At least I made some decent credits out of the situation and I'm not done yet. Tomorrow, I pick up where I left off today continuing with more exobiology.

I made only five jumps today and visited five main sequence star systems. I covered only three hundred and sixty light years distance toward the bubble, and the carrier only made one short jump to where we currently are now. We are in the Blae Drye DO-T c3-0 star system and we are orbiting planet 1 B. There are five bio signatures on 1 B and there are three exobio signatures on one other moon in this system I will sample before we depart tomorrow.

Spirits are high aboard the carrier as we get closer to the bubble. That alone makes me happy to see and hear. I think I'll have a drink or two down in the lounge now. That's the end of this log entry.

CMDR Bullet out..

With only about ten jumps to go in the carrier, I am just about there in this return journey back to the bubble and back from my very, very long exploration trip. I had no idea it would last this long or change the way I view my life in space, but it has. After I take care of a few things in the bubble, I will be returning to the great unknown of uncharted space, that much is certain. I don't know how much time I will actually spend in the bubble yet but, I will try not to stay too long.

As far as this journey goes from this point forward, I doubt I will find any undiscovered star systems. If I find anything 'undiscovered', it will be distant star system bodies that no one bothered to fly out to in the early days of exploration before the advent of the FSS and frame shift SCO. Yes, I will continue to look, I'm all about the discoveries but my statement still stands. I'm sure this area has been picked over with a fine-tooth comb.

Today's jump count was eight and they were all into main sequence star systems. Nothing notable to report on. The distance traveled was four hundred ninety-seven light years and change. The carrier made one single jump today and is parked in the star system Blae Drye IG-F c11-0 orbiting planet number 2. End of log entry.

CMDR Bullet out..

Today we made little progress on our journey to the bubble. I noticed the Tritium reserves were nearing the halfway point and rather than crossing that line, I chose to stop in the first system with an icy ring that has a Tritium hot spot and mine it. That happened to be only three hundred light years into the day's journey so, I called the carrier forward into the system Blae Drye NE-P c19-0 and the carrier is parked in orbit around planet 3, moon A. There is a large Tritium hotspot in the icy B ring around this gas giant.

I made only five jumps today. I wanted to make a lot more jumps, but I didn't realize the Tritium situation was getting out of hand, in my opinion, so adjustments were made to bring the reserves back up to my liking. I jumped into three main sequence star systems, one white dwarf star system and one neutron star system. Two of the star systems have been previously discovered by other CMDRs. I am beginning to notice that now. Soon I suspect there will be very few if any undiscovered star systems as I get closer to the bubble, but that's fine with me. That will do it for this log entry.

CMDR Bullet out..

No word encompasses the state of this journey better than the title of this log entry. Onward is simply the focus of the mission at hand now. We are so close, relatively speaking, that there is really no reason to delay this journey any further. Of course, if the crew wants to take another holiday between now and our arrival to the bubble, I will certainly comply, but other than that, I am very motivated to get back to the core of civilization as I have been away for such a long time.

My last reconnaissance flight brought us to where we are now, Blae Dryua DH-K c25-0, planet 1. There is one exobio life signature on this world, but I doubt I will spend the time looking for it however I may, as I've been itching to fly Patty, my Sidewinder for a while.

So, this day of the journey I covered sixteen jumps, all of which were main sequence star systems. I covered one thousand and seven light years distance total, I suppose you could technically say we had another grand day.. The carrier made a total of two jumps today. That about sums up this log report.

CMDR Bullet out..

One thousand, isn't that a grand? One thousand and nine light years plus two carrier jumps are the total I and my carrier, the Silbergeschoss traveled today. I made seventeen jumps in the Mandalay and visited thirteen main sequence star systems. I also visited three white dwarf star systems and one neutron star system. The only reason I didn't cover more distance today is because I happened to come across several worlds that covered the criteria for an exobiology visit for me which is three or more exobio signatures. There were four worlds that I visited in total that ate up my days' time.

My day also was consumed by a bit of mining tritium and low temperature Diamonds. I always enjoy a little trigger time as I have said before, it is so very relaxing for me among all those huge spinning asteroids to blast off chunks of ore to refine into Tritium or other valuable mineral or metal.

I think Tomorrow will be another day off for me and the crew. I just feel like slowing down a little. I'm not sure why but I'm sure the crew will appreciate the announcement.

CMDR Bullet out..