Great news! On the last day of Week 26, I also completed my tour of the entire continent of Nautilus. I completed flying through the region in two weeks--15 days total--but it took me a few months of flying on weekends only to complete my entire tour.
The geography of Nautilus is unique, having almost equal large areas of both water and land making up the continent. This made for a nice variety of ever-changing scenery to keep me from getting bored of seeing only one or the other. It also helped to provide a relief from having to cross over or through problem areas full of ban lines or other property restrictions.
Combining Weeks 25 and 26 reinforced my opinion that Nautilus has its fair share of both interesting sights as well as uninspiring developments. I also noted a considerable amount of undeveloped properties for sale or rent--perhaps as a reminder of the poor economic times and high land/tier prices that still dominate the inworld news. Land must be so overpriced that--in an ironic twist--I've even passed over land that was abandoned by Governor Linden himself. Imagine that!
Week 26 had some wonderful highlights as noted below:
> Valentine's Little Slice in Kothar, Nautilus City: Check out this Governor Linden property 528 meters high in the air that has a small temple featuring a Hindi elephant fountain and a king cobra adornment on the top of a temple. Inside, a small, single apple sprouts from a tiny tree the size of a bonsai. Could it be the apple of eternal wisdom? Are you tempted to take it and bite it, or will you respect it as the property of another?
> The Citadel in Malchus: Boat along the channel waterway that disects the east/west halves of the Nautilus City island, then passes through an incredibly massive doorway into the inner waterway of the Citadel.
> The Temple in Hannibal: A giant pink lotus had light rays that radiated outward from it and passed through a circular opening in the roof of the Governor Linden building that housed it.
> Virtual Lepidoptera Research Institute and The Butterfly House Research Laboratory & Shop in Hannibal: Owner Nish Mip created a place to relax, unwind, read a magazine, see butterfles, birds, and occasional art, and the opportunity to buy odd bits of gadgetry.
> Zee West Airport in Gladzyck: I've known of Zee West Airport for years, but think this was my first visit there. It is a small airport with a simple runway to direct traffic out south into an unobstructed sea northwest of Nautilus City. Its location is great for serving traffic to Nautilus, Satori, and the more distant destinations of Corsica to the north and the Blake Sea to the east.
> Kingdom of Syldavia in Scroop: King Moroslav (moroslav.milodanic) set up a parcel for what appears to be for fighters. He sits somewhere in his property while large calibre canons positioned around his property shoot out at innocent passer-bys such as myself. I made the mistake of flying both into his air space as well as into adjacent parcels not owned by him. No matter where I was--on his property or not--as long as I was within range, his guns still shot at me. It seems there must be a law against that, but I don't know of one specifically. I encourage all role players to go see if they can infiltrate Moroslav's compound and neutralize this offensive man for shooting at innocent people outside of his property.
> Safe Waters Foundation Headquarters in Corinaldo: I came across the submerged Safe Waters Foundation, A Resource Location for Merfolk Life. If you're a merfolk, please feel encouraged to visit their group for more information (or go explore their club).
> Garden for the Missing in Remora: The Garden for the Missing features 200 posters of children and adults who vanished without a trace in the United States (of the 105,000 total missing there). Click on the posters to read about the missing people and their long-searching families. The Garden also serves as a resource for information about what you need to know when, and before, a family member disappears, including the teaching of coping skills to family members. They also post Amber Alerts for abducted children in the United States.
The Garden is generously supported by the proceeds of a variety of in-world stores owned by Ronnie Rhode, as well as her RL non-profit charity organization, Project Jason, that helps families who have someone missing in their real lives. Project Jason has even been reported on by CNN and the Associated Press. You can learn more by visiting http://projectjason.org and www.gardenforthemissing.org.
> The Pixel-Lab at Houlihan: A very interesting plant-like crystal grows high in the sky over a store and playground.
> Castle Valeria Infohub, Castle Valeria: The castle sits on an island to the northwest of the Nautilus mainland. There's not much there in the way of info--just the mere basics about hot spots. Not even any tutorials. I would call this an underdeveloped Linden property, but it is in a good location at the gateway of the straights between the continents of Nautilus and Corsica.
> Kinrara Island Airfield, Kinrara: At 534 meters in the Corsica sky I completed my pass through Nautilus and set myself up for my continued journey into Corsica.
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