On the great day of Primsmas (which is to say, yesterday, when the Lab announced a 1.5x increase in Mainland land impact/prim allowance), I did celebrate by visiting the Temple of the Prim, about which I blogged here. But then it occurred to me that I'd never written about the prim rig in ANWR, that magnificent mining apparatus in the center of the ANWR channel, pictured below.
According to the Second Life Wikia, "ANWR is one of the sims added on March 22, 2005 as part of Heterocera. Along with Cyclops, Suduffco and Sandra,
it forms the narrow strip of ocean that connects the main continent and
the northern continent. The name is a reference to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge." The ANWR channel is a transcontinental waterway, allowing boat travel between Sansara and Heterocera, and there is a lot of traffic through there. In addition to watching the passing boats, one can stand on the rig itself and catch a Yavapod in the form of a hot air balloon, hop on a very modern-looking SLGI train, or even ride a tugboat to Calleta.
But the best part about ANWR is the rig itself. Go below the main platform and you'll find the actual drill, pictured above, pulling up prims from the depths of the Linden ocean. And below the rig, along the ocean floor, a prim pipeline runs the entire length from Sansara to Heterocera. One can only imagine the increased production effort the recent prim increase will demand!
So take a visit to the ANWR rig and see for yourself. Marvel at the seemingly limitless supply of prims being mined for YOUR pleasure! Hop on one of the previously-mentioned tours and explore the nearby continents. Or, near the helicopter landing on the upper level of the rig, you can pick up two free sailboats for future travels through the channel. And above all, enjoy the prims!
Starting on April 30 and running through Sunday, May 15, is an extravaganza Airship Show at the Tradewinds Yacht Club (TYC) in Dex. Visitors will get to see a great variety of balloons, dirigibles and airships (see photo, below); only one of each kind was solicited for the show. I spoke to TYC's Harbormaster, Ahab Quandry, who told me, "We have shows every so
often, maybe as many as six per year. There are some amazing builds at this particular show, most I don't
remember seeing before."
Ahab, pictured below, speaking about the yacht club itself, said, "TYC
is one of the oldest clubs in the sailing world and it has been in
this location for about 7 years. We are more relaxed here I think than
some of the others and have no rule book as such. There are several sort of unwritten rules but they are more
about being polite to our fellows and that sort of thing." The description of the yacht club states, "Home to the independent minded sailor. What we're about
is just having fun without the politics. You're welcome to launch your
sailboat here and sail." Continued Ahab, "Well, apart from putting on shows and the occasional
races we sort of pride ourselves as being one, if not the most,
friendliest place to come to. Everyone (who behaves) is welcome and
most of the regulars will always jump in to help a newbie to sailing or
boating."
The Tradewinds Yacht
Club is located in Nautilus, right at the edge of the Blake Sea. It is a
very busy location; I saw a great number of boats sailing past and
planes flying overhead while I was there. There are inexpensive boats for
sale there, 7Seas fishing gear vendors, and of course, the airships. You might spot colorful balloons, flying pirate ships, and even the Bay City blimp, pictured below. Why not stop over and have a look, and perhaps investigate the joys of sailing in SL while you're there? The airship show will remain at the club for the next two weeks.
