Journey to Beagle Point
05 Sep 2020Ice_X
The [DW2] Party Bus has delivered on her promise to take me as far from Sol as she could. The trusty type-9 and I reached Beagle Point this afternoon around 3pm.The journey was mostly enjoyable with very little trouble. I learned a lot along the way, particularly about EDSM and EDDiscovery. Excellent tools that really give this activity the depth it deserves. The trip itself can be broken down into a few stages:
Stage 1: The start of DW2. We traveled out to DW2 Waypoint 3 with the expedition as a whole. I brought a mining Keelback initially to help with the CG at the Asteroid Base.
Stage 2: A long unexpected hiatus. Upon return, I shipped up in the Party Bus and headed out with the intent of filling the Codex.
Stage 3: Change of plans. A few days in, I realized there was a separate Codex for every sector of the galaxy! This undertaking was far too large for the scope of the Type-9. I would instead continue the Distant World's 2 expedition to it's completion.
Stage 4: Reaching Sag A. I took a lot of time to FSS and map every system and every ELW, Ammonia, WW, and terraformable. This earned me Elite when I reached WP7. Shortly after we reached the super-massive singularity at the center of the galaxy.
Stage 5: Neutron superhighway. Realizing the daunting distance still to go, I relied heavily on the Neutron stars along the way to extend the jump range on this lumbering space cow. She handled it in stride, as I knew she would.
Stage 6: Crossing the Abyss. I came upon a deadend once we reached the permit locked systems just south of the Abyss. I continued east until an opening appeared, and we began our tepid path through distant stars.
Stage 7: Reaching Beagle Point. After media logs were captured, it was time to relax. I landed on Beagle Point 2 and embarked on a surface jaunt that concluded with some additional jumponium materials for my next quest. While I have decided that this adventure will end at Beagle, I am already making preparations for my next chapter.
The Party Bus has been an excellent friend, and I will miss her. She will be scuttled shortly into retirement.
The views here are truly incredible.
I think I'll sit here for a just a little while longer.
End log.
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