As many of you have noticed, this week’s “gridquakes” have brought with them some extraordinary changes to the geography west of Abbotts. The Linden-owned sandboxes, which have been a fixture since 2004, slid west to unite with Sandbox Island. In their place is a new waterway and a baroque coastline worthy of Slartibartfast himself. If you’re ever pining for fjords, now you can fly west from Abbotts and follow the coast all the way to Nova Albion and beyond to Bay City.
With the removal of the sandboxes and ridge that separated them from Abbotts, now we can perform proper approaches to runway 9.
Of course, wide swaths of new ocean are perfect for Second Life’s sailing enthusiasts, and some have already approached me to ask about my plans for Abbotts regarding sailing. Since Abbotts Aerodrome’s founding in 2004, it’s been our policy to allow anyone to rez any kind of vehicle. So our marina in the northwest corner of Abbotts is, as always, open to the public for launching their boats on their way into the new southwest passage. It’s not a big marina, so giant yachts won’t fit, but we’ll certainly let you temporarily place smaller vessels.
It’s almost the weekend, which means I’ll have some time to upgrade the Abbotts marina to accommodate the sudden increase in demand. I hope to see you out on the water and in the sky in our new seaway.