I have finally made it past the halfway point from Sag. A to Tir. I should have been further along than this but using the economical route planner definitely adds a lot of time to a trip, especially when your ship is capable of 40 lightyear jumps or more. Stopping for exobiological worlds doesn't help much either but it sure pays great. Well, I've said all along, I'm in no hurry here. It takes as long as it takes.

I can't believe it happened again but, it happened again.. I got skunked trying to find some Fungoida. Just like the Osseus the other day, it just didn't exist. I spent an hour looking too. That's my limit, if I can't find any within an hour, I scratch it off the list. It's not worth it.

One thing I am finding that I like to do is hunt down Frutexa. It usually resides in mountainous regions and so using the SRV in the mountains is a lot of fun for me. Using the SRV in the mountains is challenging as I fly from ridge to ridge with the ever-present chance of crashing, dying and losing everything always there! It's really quite thrilling to fly in an SRV.

So, after thirty-eight jumps today, I finally made camp on the first moon of a blue gas giant. This moon had five exobiological signatures that I had to find before I started my log entry tonight. Dinner was great if I do say so.. Now I'm just relaxing with another beer. Tomorrow will be here all too soon.

CMDR Bullet out..

I didn't make many jumps today, seven in total. Almost 500LY so not a waste but about half my usual. I'd say it's because I found two worlds with no less than seven exobiological signatures on them today. That's a lot of running around planet side for sure. It's time consuming but I'm not complaining. I did find a black hole today as well and, yes, it made the hair on my neck stand up a little. It wasn't a big one mind you so there was that. I also found a neutron star today, but I wasn't the first to find on that one. So that's how my day went.

The system I am camped in tonight has 52 bodies in it. It's a relatively large system in my book. I am camped out on the last planet with the seven exobiologicals on it for the day. This planet has a hazy yellow atmosphere. It's actually kind of nice to look at. I'm pretty sure that denotes a sulfur rich atmosphere.

The Scarab got a good workout today from mountains to desert to everything in-between. That thing sure is a work horse. I am so glad I brought one of each type. I got my bases covered. I can't stress enough to go get yourself a Scorpion. I believe you'll be glad you did, and if you're not, you can always put it in some other ship and grab yourself another Scarab.

Alright, time to get cleaned up then some dinner and a couple of beers. Maybe a movie..

CMDR Bullet out..

Today, instead of chasing exobiology, I went looking for black holes and neutron stars. Something different to change the scenery a bit. Of the two black holes I found, only one was previously undiscovered. Of the eight neutron stars I discovered, five of them were previously undiscovered so, that's alright with me. I think I will do this type of exploration tomorrow as well. It's a nice change up from chasing exobiology all day. It doesn't pay even a fraction as well but it is kind of fun and isn't as hard on your back as the SRV!

One of the black holes I visited today was pretty big. It damn near filled my entire field of view when I jumped into the system. As I've said before, Black holes scare the crap out of me, but I know if I just keep clear, I'll be alright. They really are fascinating to observe though.

Tonight I am spending the night on the icy moon of an unlandable planet. It has two exobiology signatures, a bacterium and a fonticula. I found them both and now I am enjoying the rest of dinner before I settle in for a few videos and a good night's sleep.

CMDR Bullet out..

I chose an icy planet to camp at tonight as there were no exos or geos available and I was getting tired from the day's journey. Today wasn't anything special or out of the ordinary, it was just tiring none the less. Sometimes that SRV gives me a backache.. I sampled a few exobiologicals so, it was still a good day in my book. I just need some extra shut eye, and I'll blast off again tomorrow.

My new Artemis suit informed me of the dangerously low temperatures when I stepped outside to grab first footfall on this planet. I took the opportunity to inspect the landing gear on the Lonestar. Everything is looking good, as it should.

Now it's time for some dinner and rest. Tomorrow will be here before I know it.

CMDR Bullet out..

Today I made 20 economical jumps in the direction of Tir. I scanned several exobiologicals on a couple worlds and camped on a world with just one exo on it per usual.

I got to use both SRVs today which was fun. All systems aboard both SRVs and the Lonestar are nominal.

Just a quick log entry today as I'm bushed, (pun intended). Tomorrow, more of the same.

CMDR Bullet out..

I didn't stay long at Anchorage this time. Just long enough for a comfortable night's sleep, two really good meals, a visit to the Pioneers supply and Vista Genomics. I managed to find two more six packs of Vernors (I won't say where), and I grabbed a medium pepperoni pizza for the trip too (yum!).

I did really well at Vista Genomics cashing in over 2.6 billion in exobiology data this trip. Not too bad by anyone's standard if you ask me. I bought myself a new Artemis suit as my original is getting a bit worn out. The last thing I got was a red paint job for the Scorpion. I don't really like any of the paint jobs for the Mandalay that are available right now but when I get to Tir, I may just hold my nose and get one anyway. Maybe by then some more will come out but, I'm not going to hold my breath.

I just concluded thirty-eight jumps at the time of writing this log entry. The Lonestar is operating admirably. I couldn't ask for more. Tonight, I am camped on Byoomao JB-M c24-3585 1. There is only one exobiological on this rock and I sampled it. Now I'm in relax mode sipping a Gin and Vernors with a movie at the ready after this log entry.

CMDR Bullet out..

I arrived safely at Explorer's anchorage late this evening. The first thing I did was go sit at the bar and drink a Gin Buck. That was delicious. I am going to have to grab a bottle of Beefeaters and see if I can get my hands on another six pack of Vernors ginger soda for my next outing, (which won't be long). I forgot how much I love the taste of good gin and Vernors. The second thing I did was sell my cartographic data. It brought in 166 million and change. Not too bad I'd say. I am going to wait until tomorrow to visit Vista Genomics to sell my exobiological data because tonight I'm going to have a couple of drinks and a damn good meal.

The Lonestar is getting the dings and dents punched out of her and the paint touched up in fact, I just may have a brand new ARX coat put on her, she deserves it. She's saved my ass more than once out there for sure. I'll have to check out the paint schemes tomorrow. My Scarab has a paint job, but the Scorpion does not. I should get that one a paint job too, why not? I also think I'd like to get myself a new Artemis suit. I'll go pay the Pioneer Supplies a visit and see what they have.

I'm looking forward to visiting Vista Genomics tomorrow as I hope to crack the 25 billion mark. I believe I have a lot of exo data this go round. We shall see but until then, that's it for this log entry. Thirty-one jumps today, not too bad.

CMDR Bullet out..

Today I made thirty-one jumps. The most notable, besides the two black holes and three neutron stars was the system Phraa Flyuae DL-Y g8. This system was the only system I wasn't the first to discover today. It consisted of three huge, very bright blue white stars. The A star being a scoopable O type and the B and C stars were both scoopable B stars. There were no other bodies other than the three stars, but it was still a remarkable system. I was impressed.

The black holes still freak me out, but I safely passed by them with no troubles. I don't like to drop out of supercruise near a black hole, call me weird. Neutron stars I have no problem with, however. White dwarfs are a little freaky too, but I just give them a wide birth like I do for black holes and I'm fine. I think most pilots feel this way, but I could be wrong.

I believe tomorrow may be the last day of my journey. I am so close now. Soon, I should start to see systems that have been discovered before me. That is when I will just hammer down to Anchorage. I'm ready to relax for a bit.

Alright, enough said.

CMDR Bullet out..

I only made ten jumps today. I wasn't feeling all that great. I still did the regular exobiology trips when needed but I just wasn't feelin' it. I didn't do any extended jumps today keeping them all on economical, so I virtually made no forward progress really. I can't remember the last time I made so few jumps and so little progress. Oh well, I blame it on the leftovers..

The planet I'm camped on tonight, or rather moon, has five exo signatures and I found them all before calling it a day. So now I'm going to take something to settle my stomach and try to relax for a few. Maybe I can watch a movie later if my stomach settles down. Hopefully I can get back to business tomorrow.

CMDR Bullet out..

I made twenty-one jumps today, eighteen of which were in economical mode. I was hoping to catch a lot of big number exobiology worlds, but I only found a lot of ones and twos. I actually stopped for several twos today, believe it or not. Three of the worlds had Electricae Radialem on them. I haven't seen that species in years then to see it three times in one day, what are the odds? That ought to be worth a chunk of change at Vista Genomics.. Stopping for worlds with less than three biologicals is very time consuming and is not my style but it paid off today. Perhaps I should make it a habit to check them once in a while although I do try to make them my camp world for the night each night.. We shall see.

Looking on the galactic map, I didn't make much progress. When one is making 1.5 to 3.5LY jumps when one usually makes 78LY jumps, it looks odd when I see it on the map. I actually could have made it to Explorer's Anchorage today if I had pushed it and not stopped for any exo.. But that's not like me, I just have to get out there and collect the samples. That's why I'm here after all. It's all about the exobiology and I have a feeling I am going to do quite well when I turn in this round of data to Vista Genomics in a few days, if I make it..

Looking over critical systems, everything is doing great except for the hull being down 9%, but that's alright. I've calmed down on the boosting to the surface. I'm too close to the end with too much data to lose if I fork up now so easy does it.

Alright, I've covered all the important data in this log entry, time for dinner and a beer, a movie and some shut eye.

CMDR Bullet out..