Vehicular World Tours I Have Known
I have attempted to view Second Life by vehicle, practically since the day I arrived in this place and with VERY limited success, until recently...
I am the first to admit that I seem to be a bit dangerous in or around an SL vehicle... I've crashed motorcycles into walls, driven hoverboards off the end of the world, fallen out of planes, ridden off roads, gotten a plane stuck in someone's living room TWICE and had to abandon it or certainly its ghost (sorry to the homeowner who came home to that one - if you're reading this I would love to make reparations... :-) ), and seem to exhibit a general lack of control that is clearly unskilled and quite embarrassing...
Certain people know this fact: don't even let me near the helm of a yacht!
But the last couple weeks I have been in a few vehicles, piloted by others, that have given me rare and wonderful glimpses into the regions that make up the world of Second Life...
A half-world sea voyage with Trimming and Myradyl a couple weeks ago, starting in Stillman and ending in Ganymede, revealed waterways completely new to me and stunning waterfront builds... The company was sublime as well... while Trimming (expertly!) captained, and occasionally portaged, the yacht, Mermaid Myradyl regaled us with bawdy deep sea poetry... we inspected pirate lairs and majestic mansions and had a generally boisterous good water romp... Everyone should experience SL by water, at least once!
A bit more dangerous and yet, oddly exciting was a late evening Blimp ride... With Aeg Ritter at the controls we lurched our way through several sims... After a number of close calls and occasional collisions with buildings and sundry unexpected objects, we were suddenly followed and targetted by a giant psychedlic orb, that forced an abrupt blimp landing. The orb engulfed first TinaStar Dawn and then me in flame and attempted to immolate us before we were heroically rescued through tp moments before our certain doom...
And the very same evening, the frazzled Blimp-riders changed plans... a peaceful, though somewhat technically-challenging (for me) hot air balloon ride commenced at the Ahern Welcome Area. Trimming picked up all interested parties, and drifted through many, many lands before reaching our charted destination - the snow sims... I had a bit of a visual problem during this voyage, but I could sense (and often hear) the world below... Snippets of music and conversation, often one or two words, reached us - an odd and rather amusing patchwork of the ongoing activity in the world below... Although I didn't see the volcano as we drifted by, I felt its ominous presence and a shiver ran down my spine as I recalled my own personal sacrifice a few weeks ago... but that's another story.
Snow sims from air are an icy sight to behold! And this air expedition ended at the top of the ski lift in Kanin where vehicles were exchanged for snowboards and some spirited downhill fun...
I highly recommend an SL World Tour, By Air, Sea or both - it offers unique insights into and unparalleled views of our everchanging world plus the chance to get to know fellow adventurers... If you're planning a trip and are willing to drive, I'd love to join you...
I am the first to admit that I seem to be a bit dangerous in or around an SL vehicle... I've crashed motorcycles into walls, driven hoverboards off the end of the world, fallen out of planes, ridden off roads, gotten a plane stuck in someone's living room TWICE and had to abandon it or certainly its ghost (sorry to the homeowner who came home to that one - if you're reading this I would love to make reparations... :-) ), and seem to exhibit a general lack of control that is clearly unskilled and quite embarrassing...
Certain people know this fact: don't even let me near the helm of a yacht!
But the last couple weeks I have been in a few vehicles, piloted by others, that have given me rare and wonderful glimpses into the regions that make up the world of Second Life...
A half-world sea voyage with Trimming and Myradyl a couple weeks ago, starting in Stillman and ending in Ganymede, revealed waterways completely new to me and stunning waterfront builds... The company was sublime as well... while Trimming (expertly!) captained, and occasionally portaged, the yacht, Mermaid Myradyl regaled us with bawdy deep sea poetry... we inspected pirate lairs and majestic mansions and had a generally boisterous good water romp... Everyone should experience SL by water, at least once!
A bit more dangerous and yet, oddly exciting was a late evening Blimp ride... With Aeg Ritter at the controls we lurched our way through several sims... After a number of close calls and occasional collisions with buildings and sundry unexpected objects, we were suddenly followed and targetted by a giant psychedlic orb, that forced an abrupt blimp landing. The orb engulfed first TinaStar Dawn and then me in flame and attempted to immolate us before we were heroically rescued through tp moments before our certain doom...
And the very same evening, the frazzled Blimp-riders changed plans... a peaceful, though somewhat technically-challenging (for me) hot air balloon ride commenced at the Ahern Welcome Area. Trimming picked up all interested parties, and drifted through many, many lands before reaching our charted destination - the snow sims... I had a bit of a visual problem during this voyage, but I could sense (and often hear) the world below... Snippets of music and conversation, often one or two words, reached us - an odd and rather amusing patchwork of the ongoing activity in the world below... Although I didn't see the volcano as we drifted by, I felt its ominous presence and a shiver ran down my spine as I recalled my own personal sacrifice a few weeks ago... but that's another story.
Snow sims from air are an icy sight to behold! And this air expedition ended at the top of the ski lift in Kanin where vehicles were exchanged for snowboards and some spirited downhill fun...
I highly recommend an SL World Tour, By Air, Sea or both - it offers unique insights into and unparalleled views of our everchanging world plus the chance to get to know fellow adventurers... If you're planning a trip and are willing to drive, I'd love to join you...
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