Hi all, Thanks for the notes; our bank balance is looking decidedly more healthy! TI/LF to client: "Hello, let me introduce James. He's our accountant. And our pilot and sharpshooter ..." :-) Now we just have to wait to see how much Layla's cicada repairs are going to cost ... Regards, Yean Wei. JoLT! Report 4.01 Company status: - it is around 12:00 PM on Wed 15.09.2199 - we are heading east from just north of Westcape, exploring along the Serendipity Atoll - fuel will last for another 2200 km (approx.), rations will last another 15 days (plus 5 ration packs back-up) - CommCore access paid until 24.08.2201 (180 cs per two years) - 100000 cs at 20% p.a. owed to the North Bank - company funds: 7480 cs Wed 15.09.2199 - decided to head around the eastern coast of Westcape to Dyfedd Fri 17.09.2199 - ran aground on an unmarked atoll; fortunately, no significant damage to the Yellow Submarine, though it will need to be fast fungus-sprayed again (partially) Sat 18.09.2199 - headed into open ocean to avoid the reefs around coast of Westcape Mon 20.09.2199 - reached coordinates of Dyfedd, but no sign of civilisation here; searching ocean floor revealed one damaged bioplastic spar; very worried as we only have approx. 30 l of fuel left and nowhere to refuel - on surfacing, hailed by the "Blue Beauty" with new coordinates of Dyfedd - reached Dyfedd, floating city built by Lavender Organics, completed on 01.06.2185, population approx. 6200 plus 1500 tourists = 7700 - lots of wealthy tourists here, plus lots of biosculpting facilities (Lavender's specialty); most of the city is underwater, and the city itself moves about, though staying in the same general area - JB thought of inviting rich tourists on board for voyage back to Haven, and charging them for the tour - TI persuaded a wealthy South American tourist, Rosita Mercy (RM), a Lavender executive on holiday from Earth, to travel with us for 9000 cs (we found out a little later that comparable tours usually cost around 12000 cs) - paid for several items: (1) fuel, 170 l at 5 cs/l 850 cs (2) partial fast fungus spray 25 cs (3) ration packs, 45 packs at 10 cs/pack 450 cs (4) docking fees, 5 days at 10 cs/day 50 cs (5) internal extra fuel tank, 100 l capacity 2000 cs (6) fuel, 100 l at 5 cs/l 500 cs (7) charts for Westcape area 100 cs (8) luxury ration packs (for RM), 30 packs at 20 cs/pack 600 cs (9) internal refurbishment of Yellow Submarine (for RM) 250 cs (10) video entertainment films (last 30 days; for RM) 100 cs Total: 4925 cs Spent on RM: 950 cs Current expected profit from RM: 8050 cs - RM paid us 9000 cs for the tour - company funds now 11555 cs Fri 24.09.2199 - set sail for New Fremantle, to the northeast of Dyfedd; we will pass the Serendipity Atoll and the uninhabited island of Safe Harbour along the way Tue 28.09.2199 - engine refused to start in the morning; MHD (magneto-hydro-drive) tube blocked by a polypod (giant squid) approx. 12 m long--as long as the Yellow Sub; the polypod damaged LF's cicada (underwater remote robot) badly, but LF and JB killed it with a combination of bite and two rifle shots; RM impressed Thu 30.09.2199 - reached Safe Harbour and took RM on a hike; found a 2 m long, sweet- smelling, colourful lizard--TI identified it as a basilisk, an insect- eating lizard; RM stunned a chub with TI's stun pistol and JB shot three chubs for a barbecue - no significant sailing today (no fuel expenditure counted) Sat 02.10.2199 - reached the native village (settled colony) of Farnsworth on the island of Apache, population approx. 500, mostly fisherfolk - TI and LF (via air/land remote) talked to Andy, fisherman and village spokesman, and his wife Marge, about the corporations; found out about corporate death squads who often go under the label of pirates but illegally pressure natives into giving up their (resource- rich) land - JB kept an eye on RM and the Yellow Submarine; caught a native boy trying to sabotage an antenna on the Yellow Submarine but didn't pursue as it wasn't serious - no significant sailing today (no fuel expenditure counted) Sun 03.10. 2199 - we donated some medical supplies to Farnsworth before departing; weather bad so we cruise underwater, losing GPS signal Tue 05.10.2199 - stopped for half a day until we regain GPS signal - half normal sailing today (half fuel expenditure counted) Thu 07.10.2199 - arrived at New Fremantle, Hydrospan Corporation's headquarters on Poseidon, and a major GEO base - half normal sailing today (half fuel expenditure counted) Company status: - it is around 10:00 AM on Thu 07.10.2199 - we are just reaching New Fremantle - we have approx. 125 l of fuel (2000 km range, 41.7% of capacity) - we have 34 ration packs, which will keep JB/TI fed for 22.7 days - we have 16 luxury ration packs, which will keep RM fed for 16 days - LF's cicada needs major repairs - we have HIST project subscription paid until 26.08.2200 - we have CommCore access paid until 24.08.2201 - we owe 100000 cs at 20% p.a. owed to the North Bank; first interest payment of 20000 cs will be due 31.12.2199 - company funds: 11555 cs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Company Notes The Yellow Submarine - research submarine - approx. 12 m long - cruising speed 14 km/hr, top speed 28 km/hr - we generally cruise for 20 hr/30 hr (a Poseidon day) - fuel consumption 16 km/l at cruising speed - for an average day's cruising, we thus use 17.5 l of fuel - total fuel capacity 300 l = 4800 km range at cruising speed = 1500 cs to fill up - internal fuel tank capacity 200 l - internal extra fuel tank capacity 100 l, in the form of a low pallet (can be used as a table or couch in the cargo bay) - internal space for 1 pilot (JB) and belongings, plus 400 kg - allowing 150 kg for TI and belongings, and 100 kg for the internal extra fuel tank, leaves 150 kg of free space - free space currently configured as comfortable living quarters for one humanoid passenger - 1 solar blanket for recharging electrical equipment - 2 solar stills for distilling water - towing harness for towing a cetacean (LF) - charts for areas around Haven, Westcape Rations - standard rations (high energy, designed for land hiking) cost 10 cs/pack - luxury rations cost 20 cs/pack - JB eats 0.5 packs/day, TI eats 1 pack/day, while on submarine HIST Hazardous Plants and Animals Documentation project - 120 cs/year to subscribe to this continually-updated database - HIST: Haven Institute of Science and Technology CommCore access - 180 cs/2 years/person Cost of living in city - 1500 cs/month/person on average Docking fees for the Yellow Submarine - 10 cs/day Fuel for the Yellow Submarine - 5 cs/l