| Information: | After living in a large city for a while, Aywar decided to leave to country in search of peace and quiet. He chose Whetstone with Mt. Chiliad as his destination, some time trying to explore the woods and the mountain, while using only the basics to survive. Each day will be recorded with some text and photos. Anyone interested into what I'm up to can come and visit me. |
| Shortly: | Not leaving the area marked on map for a week. |
| Dates: | Started: 03/12/09 at 08.00PM; Ending: 10/12/09 at 08.00PM |
| Supplies: | 200 shotgun rounds, |
| Map: | (http://i46.tinypic.com/euh7h5.jpg) |
| Date: | Day 0 (03/12/09) |
| Story: | Today was the day it all started. After buying the needed tools and weapons, and getting good clothes for outdoors, Aywar set Angel Pine as his destination. He bought a small house with a parkway and parked his car. The first day marked exploration of Angel Pine itself, and seeking places to get food and drink, additional tools/weapons and make contact with rest of the world. Also, Dan Love and YS Japan visited me today, and wished me good luck with my half-vacation, half-mission. |
| Photos: | New house (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%200/01.%20House.jpg) Angel Pine (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%200/02.%20Angel%20Pine.jpg) Mt. Chiliad during sunset (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%200/03.%20Mt.%20Chiliad.jpg) |
| Date: | Day 1 (04/12/09) |
| Story: | Today, I had the pleasure of hosting Stanley Taylor and Greg Sanders. After Stanley left, Greg and I left to the mountains, in wish to explore them, and used a Patriot to move faster. We found an old house, and Greg buried a dog that was laying there dead, which was not a nice sight (but was still recorded); Stanley joined us on a Quad bike for few minutes while we did that. Next we tried to get on top of the mountain, but because of the fog we decided to go back to Angel Pine and rest. Upon arrival, I was left alone once again, and got shot by paid killers who were sent by a hooligan. That made me lose all of equipment I had, including a photo camera and a katana I used to get around woods and defend myself. I managed to get few photos from a film that I left inside the house. Unfortunately, I now don't have the equipment and money to continue this event. |
| Photos: | Patriot (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%201/01.%20Patriot.jpg) House in mountains (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%201/02.%20House%20in%20mountains.jpg) Dog burial (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%201/03.%20Dog%20burial.jpg) Stanley and Greg (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%201/04.%20Stanley%20and%20Greg.jpg) Greg and Patriot (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%201/05.%20Greg%20and%20Patriot.jpg) |
Aywar, I'll ask someone to wire you some cash to keep this running.Awesome! Thanks man!
Awesome! Thanks Mario! You're a nice guy to support this with monetary help (don't get me wrong, I value both support by words and wishes and support by money)! However, I'll have to break the rule and go to the city to get some new supplies with the small amount of cash I've been saving for dark days, and will stay two extra days to compensate (since this would be a restart)! See you on these pages soon!No problem.
And, Mario, I'd like you to support me against on court case against the guy who ruined this in the first place, seeing that you are a good lawyer and that you know this legal mumbo-jumbo better than I do :>I'll take a look and might step in if my help is required.
| Date: | Day 2 (05/12/09) |
| Story: | Today's day marked my return to this little project after few hours of thinking. After the decision was made, and letters from people supporting me were, I took the cash and went to town to get new supplies. I got a new camera, to replace the one that got shot during the shootout, with a dozen of films, and I got my old katana repaired, as it bent a bit when I fell on it. So, for the purpose on me staying true to what I promised, I'll extend the event for two more days, and come back to city on 19 December. Anyway, I went on exploring Mt. Chiliad a bit more and found some amazing things. I also took another photo of the house Greg and me found yesterday, as I wanted to capture its beauty on daylight. I went on northern part of the mountain and found a small, isolated piece of land separating the mountain and San Fierro. The view from there is beautiful, and you can also see the Royal Argonath University buildings from there. I also found a small passageway and another, larger part of wood that I'll explore tomorrow. I also heard that there are animals such as wild boars, deers and several species of birds, and will try to hunt few, if, of course, it is legal. Enjoy the photos! |
| Photos: | The house (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%202/01.%20The%20house.jpg) Passageway (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%202/02.%20Passageway.jpg) Royal Argonath University (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%202/03.%20Royal%20Argonath%20University.jpg) Isolated land (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%202/04.%20Isolated%20land.jpg) Another side (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%202/05.%20Another%20side.jpg) Closeup (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%202/06.%20Closeup.jpg) |
| Date: | Day 3 (06/12/09) |
| Story: | After a little break that happened yesterday, I continued my mission to explore Whetstone and Mt. Chiliad completely; today was day three in exploring the mountain. First, I got a letter from the bank stating that $25000 was transferred to my account from Smey, and I wrote a letter to him to say thanks. I got help from an old friend, Xander Ancelotti, who came with me in search of legend of soil so rich, it gives double or triple more crops than usual ground does. We went to most isolated, most dangerous place on northern part of mountain, as all other parts were explored in detail. It is where we lost a Patriot we used to get to there, and luckily survived when it rolled down the steep side of mountain. We continued our journey on foot, lightly armed, with only compass and a map which were useless since we were on unmarked pathway (luckily, that was the pathway I discovered yesterday, so we had no problems in going through it). We found some fresh tire tracks on the pathway and got careful since many people came to the mountain in search of rich soil. A bit lower, we found a Quad which made those tracks, but without a person driving it; it was left on abandoned ski track, which was closed due to lack of people coming to use it, apparently, from what people said, some Bigfoot attacks. Ironically, right after we found the bike, we heard a loud, deep, growlish shout from somewhere on the mountain, and hurried up to escape as fast as we can. While Xander rushed to use the marked path to the mountain top, I wasn't very careful, and slipped, which made me roll to the bottom of the mountain, where I laid unconscious until he came down. That concluded this day, and made me decide to carry a shotgun next time I go to explore, not only the mountain, but anything out of Angel Pine. Also, I haven't had a photo camera today, batteries ran out, so I had to make illustrations as we advanced in the mountain. |
| Photos: | Xander joins (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%203/01.%20Xander%20joins.jpg) Taking a break (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%203/02.%20Taking%20a%20break.jpg) Abandoned ski track (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%203/03%20Abandoned%20ski%20track.jpg) |
| Date: | Day 4 (07/12/09) |
| Story: | Today was a pretty lazy day. Being tired of all things done yesterday made me rest a lot, so I didn't do much apart from laying in the sun and sleeping. I had a pleasure to host YS Japan before lunch and a short trip to the abandoned ski track. I found an alternative way to get to it, quite shorter, but not very accessible by car or a bike. Today's visit to the ski track was to find a trail on a person that disappeared yesterday, and possibly help him or her to find way down; as it turns out, the Quad bike I found there was missing, so I left without any further thought about it. Tomorrow will be the last day I plan to invest in mountain exploration, as I plan to explore the woods for few days and possibly catch an animal I could sell for some income. Also, today I visited the junkyard down the road and found a broken stereo system; it has two cassette decks, a vinyl record player and a radio. I'll try to fix it, mostly for fun, and to listen to some good music I brought with me but was unable to listen. I bring you another set of illustrations, since the camera I have acted funny for two days. Enjoy! |
| Photos: | YS Japan and me (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%204/01.%20YS%20Japan%20and%20me.jpg) Going to mountains (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%204/02.%20Going%20to%20mountains.jpg) Passageway (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%204/03.%20Passageway.jpg) Shortcut (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%204/04.%20Shortcut.jpg) Junkyard (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%204/05%20Junkyard.jpg) |
| Date: | Day 5 (08/12/09) |
| Story: | Today was my last day on the mountain, as I plan to explore the woods and the beach in next few days. I had a guest today, a good friend named Rastko Jovovic. He came before the lunch and we had some fun. I decided to use this day to have fun on the mountain and use parachutes to get from top to the bottom. The quest of finding the richest soil was closed, as that was proved impossible at the moment, and I am still a bit afraid of things people are talking in the old folk tales, especially now when I found tracks of a Quad bike and the Quad bike itself, but without its driver. I may help people get around the mountains for profit or pure fun, but I certainly won't go to explore it at the moment. Also, I've given up on fixing the camera and torn it apart to get electronic components (resistors and capacitors) to fix the stereo I've found on the junkyard; I really hope I'll be able to fix it, as lack of music really annoys me. Enjoy the sketches from today! |
| Illustrations: | Mountain top (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%205/01.%20Mountain%20top.jpg) Preparing to jump (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%205/02.%20Preparing%20to%20jump.jpg) Falling (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%205/03.%20Falling.jpg) Going down (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%205/04.%20Going%20down.jpg) Rastko joins (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%205/05.%20Rastko%20joins.jpg) |
| Date: | Day 6 (09/12/09) |
| Story: | Like I said, today marked the beginning of wood exploration. I found it very easy to get around Whetstone woods, as there are many trails and pointers on how to get around easily. Unlike the mountains, I heard no stories about incidents there, so I'm thinking this will be a great opportunity to go unarmed. However, I also heard about wildlife in the woods, and I'm planning to catch me a deer or a boar and sell it to someone. I also found a small lake, connected to river that separates Whetstone and Flint County. Tomorrow I'll go fishing, as lack of meat really makes me more tired (remember, I've been living of fruit and pies and coffee at J&J's restaurant). On the guest part, today I hosted Deam Rich, who donated a PC scanner for me to retouch illustrations before posting them, and Rastko Jovovic, |
| Illustrations: | Woods (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%206/01.%20Woods.jpg) Break (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%206/02.%20Break.jpg) Lake (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%206/03.%20Lake.jpg) Diving (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%206/04.%20Diving.jpg) Rastko (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%206/05.%20Rastko.jpg) Deam Rich (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3131567/Argonath/Survival/Day%206/06.%20Deam%20Rich.jpg) |
| Date: | Day 7 (10/12/09) |
| Story: | After a week in this place, I started thinking about all this. The main reason to do this is that I'm starting to feel very sick, both physically and mentally. I haven't eaten any food apart from fruits and herbs I picked along the way and apple pies and coffee in the restaurant. I'm also starting to see things, and I'm slowly losing my thoughts and going off the schedule I made. However, I have fought the illness today. I went to the little lake I discovered to fish and swim a bit, in hope that cold and clear water will help me clear my mind and get me back to what I started doing. Luckily, I was able to catch some fish; both of those were catfish, which I ate after a bit of cooking (I didn't care if those were legal or not, as I'd rather ask for a bit of forgiveness then for a permission in a situation like this). I started to feel better immediately, and after a little bit of jogging to my home, I decided to take the rest of the day off and take a long, long sleep. |
Date: Day 7 (10/12/09) Story: After a week in this place, I started thinking about all this. The main reason to do this is that I'm starting to feel very sick, both physically and mentally. I haven't eaten any food apart from fruits and herbs I picked along the way and apple pies and coffee in the restaurant. I'm also starting to see things, and I'm slowly losing my thoughts and going off the schedule I made.
However, I have fought the illness today. I went to the little lake I discovered to fish and swim a bit, in hope that cold and clear water will help me clear my mind and get me back to what I started doing. Luckily, I was able to catch some fish; both of those were catfish, which I ate after a bit of cooking (I didn't care if those were legal or not, as I'd rather ask for a bit of forgiveness then for a permission in a situation like this). I started to feel better immediately, and after a little bit of jogging to my home, I decided to take the rest of the day off and take a long, long sleep.EVENT IS CLOSED
What a shame. I wouldn't mind continueing this for you, if you want