#site 1

“Here I am on site 1 of the GHI (Golcharian Homesteading Initiative.) 

“I was able to procure a matter manipulator -through completely legal means, you can’t prove anything- but doing so drained me of my life’s savings, leaving the GHI bereft of resources when I landed on Lynsis Crest II -a lush planet, which according to my research is the safest planet type, that appears to be the case with the exception of the hurricanes, but I suppose that’s just a fact of surface life- and as the sole employee it fell to me to gather the necessary materials to begin this project. 

“I took some time to familiarize myself with the surface before diving beneath the earth, I had adequate food but ended up dehydrated to the point of desperations, deep in an endless network of caves. Thankfully I stumbled on an ice cave and got water from a pulpin, it was the tastiest water I ever drank. 

“All that is to say, we’re pretty low tech out here, -the most advanced thing is Zaray’s fluorescent lamp and compact solar panels she installed on top of her newly refurbished house, but that’s neither here nor there.- I began by setting up a layered garden of all the local seeds I could find. All we have to cook with is the large hearth I installed in the dining hall, and wheat and cocoa are more or less inedible unprocessed but hey, more income for me, I’m going to need it.” 

-Bawnedh 

Location - Northern Continent

**Torres to Campbell**

Campbell here.

We’ve arrived at the first testing site and are ready to begin.

We’re all set up here. The system interlock is in place and all systems report status green.

Okay. Let’s get started.

Roger that.  Initiating first transport on my mark.  3, 2, 1, mark.

Attempt 1 -  Failed; recalibrated timing on phase coils

Attempt 2 - Partial Failure; further refined phase coils

Attempt 3 - Partial Success

Attempt 4 - Partial Success; new confinement beam settings

Attempt 5 - Partial Failure; reset cargo transporter’s pattern buffer.

Attempt 6 - Partial Success; pattern degradation still outside of targeted limits

**Campbell to Torres**

Torres here

Those last two runs were successful, but I’m not happy with the amount of degradation. Can you set up the pattern enhancers?

Sure. Give us a minute.

…

Okay. The enhancers are up and running.  We’re ready to resume testing.

Thanks Lieutenant

Attempt 7 - Success

Attempt 8 -  Success; annular confinement beam needed manual adjustment

Attempt 9 -  Success

Attempt 10 - Success

**Campbell to Torres**

Torres here

A Tour Of Lake George Camp Sites

Last night I had a little attention on whether or not a bear would be visiting again.  I thought I’d given my BEAR AWARE book away because I could NOT find it.  Not sure how I lose anything at all in this small space!  Today, while getting the Dirt Devil out I found my book.  Whew. The percentage of people that have no idea what to do when a bear comes to their site is surprising.  I mean, I had…