Location: Where I Began My Adventures in This Strange Land

After writing about Pappy’s less-than-successful road-trip some time ago, I decided to try again.  I’ve heard that Linden Lab®  is working to improve vehicular functions (presumably without making carmakers update their models) so crossing from region to region would be easier.

There are also rumors of a new highway network.  To test this out, I hopped off my bike in Bliss (my bike ride will resume soon).  I then returned to the one large highway I had found, not long after arriving on the mainland a year and a half ago.

I’d tried, then, to drive the winding road from the Ross Infohub area in my freebie motorcycle, but it didn’t handle well and I crashed continually. But for this try, I’ve a far better ride: my Dominus Shadow.

The physics of driving in-world are now better, and I was not even using my fastest internet connection.  Sometimes the road would not appear as fast as my car moved, but despite this occasional lack of “rezzing” and the warning signs about bridges, my trip was as fun as most driving games I’ve played.

The scenery was very nice on this part of the mainland, with a few exceptions such as a tawdry billboard.  One used to see more of these things in-world.  They seem to be relegated to the nooks and crannies or in regions I do not visit.

After about 20 minutes of driving up and down the roads and testing my navigational skills (where WAS that left turn I took?) I made it back to Ross intact.  I then popped the Shadow into flight mode to fly past the pyramid where I first tried to camp for virtual money. The business is still there, though the campers have moved on.

I banked over Jessica Ornitz ‘s and Prokofy Neva’s Memory Bazaar at Ross Infohub, always one of my favorite places in-world. It’s well designed, right down the the dye-baths for textiles, something I’d seen in Cappodocia at a rug factory.

Donning my Second Life®  Mentor tag, I helped a few newcomers who appeared at the very spot I emerged into this Strange Land.  I’d certainly come full circle, a road-trip in itself.

Now to challenge Tenchi Morigi to a motor rally on the roads near Ross…

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