We set sail for The Mainland and took Liberty in Phoenix for the Independence Day Celebration.
Met and broke bread with other Pirates and are taking an extra day to laze about before we return to Home Port.
This trip was also needed to resupply the water cache as we still haven't determined if our well is going to pan out or not. In excavating the hole we hit a rock shelf that must be cut because of the size of the piece. That will happen this week. Even if the well doesn't pan out, we will have one hell of a hole for a Root Cellar, and I will build The Bunkhouse (with a big Community Kitchen) over that site.
My First Mate is a gambler so I have agreed to accompany him to The Casino to try our luck. I have no gold but I do have some silver so I will see if I can't remedy that situation. A good win would supply me with more lumber before we return. Can't get enough building materials at this point. That's the beauty of visiting a Big City - they discard perfectly good materials in vast quantities. It's just taking the time and travelling to collect it all up - and it's FREE. A Pirate can't ask for better.
We need more Crew!
We have enough rock excavated to begin constructing The Lighthouse but everyone has a full work order list so that project is on hold for now. Nobody has touched the roads for a week and we still have no animal enclosures yet. I WANT FRESH EGGS. A chicken coop is DEFINITELY on order for this month if I have to drop everything and build it myself (as usual). Canned meat is good and tasty, but getting old.
I pray you had a good Holiday and hope for someone reading this to reply someday

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