Simploring 2020 (79) Sugar Mine

23 Nov 2020 Leave a comment

by diomitamaurer in Exploring sims in Second Life Tags: , , , , , ,

I went on a simploring tour Thursday afternoon, November 5th. I picked Sugar Mine from scoop.it SL Destinations. There was just a picture from a flickr page on scoop.it SL Destinations, but Annie Brightstar (anniebrightstar) also provides links to former posts of destinations listed. And that led me to a post of Maddy Gynoid “Simtipp: Sugar Mine” (in German). After I read his post, I was really curious about Sugar Mine.

Sugar Mine – Overview and orientation map

The landing is on a stone pier leading to a quite big building with a large passage. In the building you find a workshop, at the building is a plate “Irongate Wharf”. Behind the passage is a court and another even bigger building with another passage. In one corner of the court is a lighthouse. The windlight is a bit hazy and provides a mystic atmosphere. From the landing you see a huge artifical waterfall, maybe a power plant. Furtheron you see more huge buildings on a hill and 2 light beams shine into the sky there. The scenery reminded me a bit of Metropolis.

Sugar Mine is an adult homestead, owned by Tomster Starflare and Gioia Sautereau. The landmark description doesn’t give much away: “Punky home of Tomster Starflare and his gardener Gioia Sautereau. Please feel free to explore all the places reachable by foot, vehicle, teleporters and some experience teleporters 😉“

Impressions of Sugar Mine (1) – around the landing point / Harbour

At the above mentioned court at the Habour is a teleporter pad with 4 destinations: SM Harbour, SM Cave, SM Nowhere and SM Plaza. I assume SM stands for Sugar Mine. SM Harbour is the teleporter pad at the court, SM Cave leads to a cave up in the skies. I did go there briefly but didn’t further explore it. SM Nowhere is a building and testing platform up in the skies. Gioia Sautereau was there during my visit and I wanted to talk to her, but she was absent. Finally SM Plaza leads to the building complex up the hill.

Impressions of Sugar Mine (2) – at the plaza

I went to the plaza first and I took the teleporter. Again the buildings and the building style reminded me of Metroplis. You can enter the buildings. In the largest building you find kind of a showroom, it looks like art deco, but I have no idea what the centerpiece is. Next to that showroom is a large event room, also decorated in the style of the early 20th century. Nearing on corner of the eventroom I got teleported to another room. This room looked like a cafe in one corner, like the atelier of an experimental artist in the other corner. I found no way back to the event room, hence I walked outside and found myself next to the Eiffel Tower, that had lost most of its top. Hoovering next to the half Eiffel Tower was a strange flying object, that looked a bit like steampunk. I could get in there but I couldn’t move it.

Impressions of Sugar Mine (3) – broken Eiffel Tower / waterfall / submarine

My next simploring stop was at the submarine next to the huge articfical waterfall (or power plant?). the submarine is used for living and you can walk inside, yet there’s not too much to discover.

The artifical waterfall is quite interesting, first because of its construction – where does the water come from? But then also because on the top of it you find a lovely gardem, a place to wind down and you see nothing from the surrounding sim up here, it is quite an oasis. And a great place for taking pictures as well. Now I understand why Gioia Sautereau was called gardener in the landmark description.

Impressions of Sugar Mine (4) – around and above the artificial waterfall

Below of the plaza is an elevated railroad and under the tracks are stores. To me it looked a bit like a train station, just the platform was missing. The wagon on the railroad tracks is now a fast food restaurant. The shops look Asian and are quite detailed.

Impressions of Sugar Mine (5) – the “Tram station”

I asked myself what might be in the big block below of the plaza and behind the train station. I camed inside and found a way to get in. There’s a humongous hall with an art and light installation. Look at the two dolls at the entrance. One has her hands in front of her face to protect it from the light and then she takes off her face!
There must be a better way to get it, I assume that I missed anotehr force tp point. I got out with a forced tp though.

Impressions of Sugar Mine (6) – the light art installation

Sugar Mine is a mixture of Metroplis, steampunk, fantasy, architecture and art and even garden culture, quite difficult to sort into a category. There’s a lot to discover, and there’re great backgrounds for taking pictures. Sugar Mine is just different.
Thank you Tomster Starflare and Gioia Sautereau for sharing your place with the public.

Landmark to Sugar Mine
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Starbright/202/66/27
Simtipp: Sugar Mine
http://echtvirtuell.blogspot.com/2020/10/simtipp-sugar-mine.html
Gioia Sautereau flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gioia_sautereau/
Tomster Starflare flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/145604003@N04/

Simploring 2020 (77) Clef des Champs

16 Nov 2020 Leave a comment

by diomitamaurer in Exploring sims in Second Life Tags: , , , , ,

Sunday, November 1st, I went on another Autmn simploring tour. I picked Clef des Champs from scoop.it SL Destinations because of the lovely Autumn picture. The post led to a post from Maddy Gynoid “Simtipp: Clef des Champs – Herbst 2020“.

Bird’s eye view of Clef des Champs

Clef des Champs is a full moderate region owned by Rose Ulrik (Rose Siabonne). Rose’s partner Renan Ulrik contributed as well to the sim.

I was not disappointed, Clef des Champs is a great place to enjoy the colours of Autumn. And there’s a lot to discover, many views to enjoy. There’re enough places to sit and cuddle and to enjoy. At many places you can also use an intan to dance.
I refrained from making a real orientation map as most of the sim is covered with forest. There’re trails to follow, quite a lot of residential houses, some meadows with grazing horses and beach plots where you can enjoy the view on the sea.

Impressions of Clef des Champs (1) – close to the landing point

I didn’t find out, if all houses are for rent, but some are and there were some available for rent at the time of my visit. Hence I didn’t walk into the houses. I also found one prefab houses that is rezzed obviously to showcase it.

Impressions of Clef des Champs (2) – lower right shows the public gazebo

Clef des Champs is tagged with “photography, blog, cosy, beach, gacha, rental, garden, hire, Lighthouse, fishing, beach, rezz, sex, BDSM, picnic, fairy, magical, butterflies, birds, voice, chat, hangout, scenic, scenery, flickr, public, hors du temps”
In Maddy’s post I read that Hors du temps is another sim Rose Ulrik (Rose Siabonne) that is closed in the meanwhile. On the ground your find some teleporter pads that can be used to get around quickly to twwo other spots on the sim and to get to 2 others places in the sky: Winter and BDSM. I didn’t go there (yet).
The flickr group for Clef des Champs is rated adult.

Impressions of Clef des Champs (3) – upper and lower left shows another public gazebo

The preset windlight is a bit too light in my opinion and hence I darkened it a bit for my pictures. This way I got a lot of real nice Autum impressions.

Impressions of Clef des Champs (4) – upper right is the above mentioned prefab house

Most areas at Clef des Champs are free to visit and there’re also some houses, like the gazebo, that are clearly not for rent but for public use. I spent far over an hour just walking around and enjoying the views. Clef des Champs is another beautiful place to enjoy the colours of Autumn. Did I mention in this blog alread that I love Autumn in general and in Second Life? *winks*

Impressions of Clef des Champs (5)

Thank you Rose Ulrik (Rose Siabonne) for sharing so much of your place with the public. I enjoyed my first visit a lot.

Landmark to Clef des Champs
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Clef%20des%20champs/76/152/21
Maddy Gynoid’s “Simtipp: Clef des Champs – Herbst 2020”
http://echtvirtuell.blogspot.com/2020/10/simtipp-clef-des-champs-herbst-2020.html
Clef des Champs flickr
https://www.flickr.com/groups/3818097@N24/

Simploring 2020 (76) Still Waters

14 Nov 2020 Leave a comment

by diomitamaurer in Exploring sims in Second Life Tags: , , , ,

Wednesday, Ocotber 21st, I saw several pictures of Still Waters on scoop.it SL Destinations. One entry led to a post from Maddy Gynoid “Simtipp: Still Waters (Herbst 2020)“. After reading it, I almost had to visit it as I like the colours of Autumn and I hadn’t yet visited a sim dedicated to the foliage this year. To say it right away, I was not disappointed at all

Still Waters overview and orientation map

Still Waters is a moderate homestead, owned by Talia (Natalia Corvale), who also owns Broken, which I visited last year (read here)

Still Waters is a sim to enjoy the colours of Autumn. The island has the form of a hoof, the sim surround fits perfectly. The landing is on a pier right next to one of a few residential homes on the island. The house is fully furnished and the doors were open, hence I dared to have a look into it. The other houses are also furnished as far as I could see through the windows.

Impressions of Still Waters (1) – around the landing point

Next to the house is a meadow, blooming in yellow, where two horses are grazing. They can be ridden and I took one for a ride.

Impressions of Still Waters (2)

The views I got were just overwhelming, the windlight fits perfect and the leaves almost glow. Amazing. I came along a waterfall and stopped at a chariot used to showcase books. I hadn’t seen it in Second Life ever before.

Impressions of Still Waters (3)

I left the horse and continued on foot I walked up the hills. Above the waterfall is a great place for a break, lovely decorated for the season. Maddy had fun watching the fox there – and I also enjoyed that in particular besides the great view.

Impressions of Still Waters (4) – scenic outlook above the waterfalls

There are many more places to sit and enjoy the views. I took many pictures and enjoyed the Autumn, Still Waters is just beautiful and I’m really happy that I visited and had my Autumn trip. Hence, if you love the colours of Autumn, I strongly recommend to visit Still Waters.

Impressions of Still Waters (5)

Thank you Talia (Natalia Corvale) for this great place and for sharing it with the public. I enjoyed it to the fullest.

Landmark to Still Waters
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Porter%20Islands/85/114/21
Maddy Gynoid’s Simtipp: Still Waters (Herbst 2020)
http://echtvirtuell.blogspot.com/2020/09/simtipp-still-waters-herbst-2020.html

Simploring 2020 (70) Route 21 – Rural/Small Town Hangout

18 Oct 2020 Leave a comment

by diomitamaurer in Exploring sims in Second Life Tags: , , , ,

For my simploring tour on Saturday, September 26th, I picked “Route 21 – Rural/Small Town Hangout” from soop.it SL Destinations. The entry led me to another post of Maddy Gynoid “Simtipp: Route 21” (in German). His blogpost teased me enough to go there myself. Maddy made some great pictures.

Route 21 – overview and orientation map

“Route 21 – Rural/Small Town Hangout“, furtheron just Route 21, occupies a quarter of a full sim, rated moderate. It is owned by Terry Wardark. Route 21 is a “general hangout with a small town and rural vibe“, it is “a creation without specific purpose“. The landing is in a gazebo in a park. You get a notecard upon landing with some useful information. At the gazebo you can get also another notecard with hints how to get to the two haunted attractions on the sim for the fall season. Stepping out of the gazebo you see a memorial, the Howie Parker memorial, who was a friend of Terry in real life and passed away in 2017.

Impressions of Route 21 (1) – landing point, Howie Parker memorial, promenade and first view on the town

I had set the windlight to the recommended setting and went to the promenade first. The windlight was perfect for an athmospheric picture of the promenade and the lighthouse. But for my further simploring tour I used either “Anan Adored Realistic” or “Midnight” for my pictures.

The town is for sure a photographic highlight of Route 21. It looks best with the midnight setting. Next to the town is a gas station and garage.

Impressions of Route 21 (2) – town and gas station in different windlight settings.

From the gas station I followed the road over a narrow bridge and came to the rural part of Route 21 with a farm, waterfalls, a pond and nice, romantic places to chill or cuddle. This part is quite a contrast to the town – and very well made.

Impressions of Route 21 (3) – farm and waterfalls

Following the road you come to the Murder House, one of the fall attraction. As Halloween gets closer, you find some scary scenes inside. I turned left and came to the harbour, another photographic highlight of Route 21. It offers nice backgrounds.

Impressions of Route 21 (4) – Murder House and harbour

In one corner of the harbour, close to the truck, there’s the entrance cave for the second fall attraction. You walk through an old mine tunnel and at it’s end is a door which leads to another scary Halloween scene, the crypt, supposed you accept the experience.

Impressions of Route 21 (5) – The crypt – one more picture of the town

Route 21 is a nice place offering different backgrounds, nice spots to wind down and for the fall season also two Halloween installations. Although Terry Wardark wrote that it was created for no specific purpose, I think it has a purpose, the purpose to have fun. Thank you very much for sharing this fun, Terry. I enjoyed.

Landmark to Route 21
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Costa%20Blanca/16/232/23
Maddy Gynoid’s Simtipp: Route 21
http://echtvirtuell.blogspot.com/2020/09/simtipp-route-21.html
Route 21 – Murder House
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Costa%20Blanca/103/163/32
Route 21 – The Crypt Entrance
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Costa%20Blanca/108/225/24

Simploring 2020 (69) Walsh County

16 Oct 2020 1 Comment

by diomitamaurer in Exploring sims in Second Life Tags: , , , , , ,

For my simploring tour on Saturday, August 29th, I picked “Walsh County” from scoop.it SL Destinations. I read Maddy Gynoids “Simtipp: Walsh County” (in German) before I went there myself. Maddy made some great pictures there!

Walsh County is a general homestead owned by Randonee Noel. At the landing in the middle of nowhere on highway 17 you can grab a notecard by clicking on the highway sign. The notecard provides some information:

“Up near the Canadian border glaciers have leveled the earth to where you can see that it’s curved. The winds move across the landscape interrupted only by the lines of trees planted there to interfere.
Agriculture is the cornerstone and the crops are gold. There are fewer than 9 people here for every square mile, but most will share a cup of coffee and a smile if you’re polite.
Welcome to Walsh County, North Dakota.”

Impressions of Walsh County (1)

Walsh County is not a fiction. Walsh County lies on the east side of North Dakota and has a population of about 10,000 people. You can read more about it on wikipedia here. Also the highway 17 is not a fiction. It is 139 miles in length and its alignment was established in 1939 (see wikipedia here).

Impressions of Walsh County (2)

When I looked around immediately “The Far Away” came into mind. I visited “The Far Away” in 2019 the last time (read here) and it is a real classic sim in Second Life.
Walsh County is also flat and there’s nothing but the highway, one tree, one pond with 3 ducks, one truck, a wind sock and ….. wheatfields. Anything else? Yes! A crop duster plane that spreads crop protectant over the cornfields. Watching the plane is fascinating and kept me busy for a while.

Impressions of Walsh County (3)

The scenery reminded me of a scene in the film “North by Northwest” directed by Alfred Hitchcock. In the film the main character Roger Thornhill (played by Gary Grant) is attacked by a crop duster plane – in the middle of nothing.

Impressions of Walsh County (4)

In Maddy’s post I read that SmacemanSpiff Grau, the parnter of Randonee Noel, supported her with building this fantasic sim. Walsh County is perfectly rural and transports the feeling of endless fields very well. A place to wind down. A place to take great pictures.
Randonee Noel also made a short video clip of Walsh County:

Thank you Randonee!

Landmark to Walsh County
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Campton/48/52/23
Maddy Gynoids “Simtipp: Walsh County”
http://echtvirtuell.blogspot.com/2020/08/simtipp-walsh-county.html
Randonee Noel’s video clip of “Walsh County”
https://www.flickr.com/photos/randoneenoel/50257405707/play/360p/68909c51cb/
Walsh County on flickr
https://www.flickr.com/groups/randomlyspiffy/

Simploring 2020 (68) La Vie (September 2020)

13 Oct 2020 Leave a comment

by diomitamaurer in Exploring sims in Second Life Tags: , , , , ,

For my simploring tour on Thursday, September 3rd, I picked La Vie from scoop.it SL Destinations. The name did ring a bell as I visited the predecessor sims back in 2016, 2017 and 2018. My last vbisit was to La Vie in Winter (read here).

The entry on led scoop.it SL Destinations led to a post from Maddy Gynoid “Simtipp: La Vie (September 2020)” (in German), which I read before visiting.

La Vie (September 2020) – Orientation map and at the landing point

La Vie is an adult homestead owned by Krys Vita and her partner CarterNolan. As far as Maddy found out, Krys and her partner designed La Vie. The sim must have been quite new at the time of my visit as there was no landmark description, no tip jar, no boards nor notecard giver. That might have changed when this post will be published.

Impressions of La Vie (September 2020) (1) – walking to the lighthouse

La Vie is a litte sailing and vacation paradies together with a bird colony and bird preservation area. The selected windlight is quite particular diving the scenery into red and yellow tones. Sometimes it looks a bit kitchy – but nature can be like this sometimes. I kept the windlight but had to play with the time of day and the angle of the sun to get nice pictures.

Impressions of La Vie (September 2020) (2) – the marshland and the observation tower

The landing at La Vie is at one corner of the sime and wooden walkways lead from there over sandbank and marshland. The sound of birds is almost omnipresent. The views are breathtaking. Next to the wooden walkways you can find some nice places to sit and watch. You can also go to be beach for a sunbath. I walked to the lighthouse first.

Impressions of La Vie (September 2020) (3) – observation tower / entering harbour town

From there I walked along and through the marshland where you find more cosy places until I reached a big wooden tower. I think this tower was build to observe all the birds that fly around this tower. The upper level of the tower is furnished and I made a short break there and enjoyed the view over the sim.

Impressions of La Vie (September 2020) (4) – harbour master / harbour town

For me the absolute hightlight of La Vie is the harbour town, a real sailor’s paradise. The boards and ads there provide the impression being in New England or Martha’s vineyard. There are several beautiful arranged houses built on piers: the harbour master, restaurants and clubhouses as well as the harbour town fitness center and a tackle shop for the sailors. Two large sailing yachts are in the harbour as well as a fishing boat. The whole scene is just picturesque.

Impressions of La Vie (September 2020) (5) – harbour town / yacht harbour

Next to the harbour town is a shipyard and a private home with a large motor yacht at the peir. The doors were locked, hence I assume it must be a private place. I enjoyed another great view on the town from a shed a bit aside.

Impressions of La Vie (September 2020) (5) – ship yard / private home / shed / harbour town

La Vie offers a lot of spectacular views, a place to take many many pictures or a place to wind down and to simply listen to the sounds of the birds. I enjoyed my visit a lot. Thank you Krys Vita and CarterNolan. I intend to come back.

Landmark to La Vie
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/La%20Vie/18/238/21
Maddy Gynoid’s “Simtipp: La Vie (September 2020)”
http://echtvirtuell.blogspot.com/2020/09/simtipp-la-vie-september-2020.html

Simploring 2020 (67) Snuggles Forest

10 Oct 2020 1 Comment

by diomitamaurer in Exploring sims in Second Life Tags: , , , ,

For my simploring tour on Wednesday/Thursday, September 16/17th, I picked Snuggles Forest form scoop.it SL Destinations. The entry led me to post of Maddy Gynoid “Simtipp: Snuggles Forest“, which I read before visiting. The landmark profile is quite fitting to what I was going to see: “Enjoy a beautiful stroll, relax on the beaches, hold your sweetheart close, cuddle, and dance, sit in one of many romantic spots, explore, propose, even get married in the chapels, with a automated service.“

Snuggles Forest Overview and orientation map

Snuggles Forest is a moderate homestead owned by Teagan Parnas. It is one of five regions that are connected. All 5 sims belong to Teagan. She owns a chain of shops with the label “Snuggles“, that sells Baby Animesh Clothes, furniture, and gifts and everything else for SL babies, cards and seasonal decorations. I could see large buildings on the other regions, but there’s no shop at Snuggles Forest.

Impressions of Snuggles Forest (1)

Snuggles Forest is a sim just to enjoy and to wind down. It is mainly a forest. The landing is on a trail next to a big board with teleport destination on the sim itself and to the shops on the neighbourhood sims. The trail leads you around the sim mostly close along the shore. In the center is a large mountain with a high plateau. The selected windlight is a but hazy, but with this windlight the pictures look a bit like watercolour paintings and I like that.

Impressions of Snuggles Forest (2)

Impressions of Snuggles Forest (3)

Also quite close to the landing is a horse rezzer if you don’t want to walk on foot. I decided to walk this time. Along my way I saw many places to sit and enjoy. Close to most of the cuddle places are intan dance poles making Snuggles Forest a place for lovers. The selected trees and plants provide a natural atmosphere. I came to the beach with the lighthouse and to small hut where a few cows were grazing. Walking along the river you can see two waterfalls … and of course more places to cuddle and snuggle.

Impressions of Snuggles Forest (4)

The trail led me to the second beach and to the wedding chapel. There are several opportunities to walk up on the mountain with it large forested high plateau. In the forest you find again these nice spots to sit and watch.

Impressions of Snuggles Forest (5) – lower left shows the wedding chapel

And that’s it about Snuggles Forest. If you seek a quiet place to wind down, if you enjoy forests and nature, or if you like taking pictures then Snuggles Forest is a great place to visit. I always appreciate it when shop owners combine their business with giving something back to the community like Teagan did with this sim. Thank you very much, I enjoy my visit a lot.

Landmark to Snuggles Forest
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Snuggles%20Forest/208/168/26
Maddy Gynoid’s “Simtipp: Snuggles Forest”
http://echtvirtuell.blogspot.com/2020/09/simtipp-snuggles-forest.html
Snuggles Forest flickr
https://www.flickr.com/groups/snugglesforest/pool/
Snuggles on marketplace
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/29481

Art in Second Life 2020 (62) Isolation’s Passengers

02 Oct 2020 5 Comments

by diomitamaurer in Art in Second Life Tags: , , , , , ,

Scrolling through scoop.it SL destinations for my simploring tour on Sunday, September 13th, I came across Isolation’s Passengers. The entry led me to another post of Maddy Gynoid – Simtipp: Isolation’s Passengers (in German), which was very interesting and tempted me to visit right away.

Impressions of Isolation’s Passengers (1)

Isolation’s Passengers is a full moderate sim, group owned by “Shutter Thugs”, a group founded by Archetype11 Nova, who owns the sim. Archetype11 Nova was formerly known as Schmexysbuddy Resident and created the Hotel California sims, which I visited in 2019 (read here and here).

Impressions of Isolation’s Passengers (2)

Isolation Passenger’s is an art installation and deals with the corona virus. The landmark description provides the overall thought “When isolation becomes a religion, the living trade places with the damned.“

Impressions of Isolation’s Passengers (3)

The landing is just in front of a large church. Scattered around the whole sim you find interpretations and elements that refer to the virus, to the quarantine time, to social distancing, to the fear of dead, to dead itself, to religion and to loneliness and the halt of all life as we know it.

Impressions of Isolation’s Passengers (4)

The single sculptures and scenes are impressive and inspire to think, to make a connection between them. And there’s really a lot to discover. I took many pictures here and they speak for themselves. Hence I retrain from further words and interpreations. Art and it’s effect on us is different for each of us anyway.

Impressions of Isolation’s Passengers (5)

I can only say, impressive art work! Isolation’s Passengers is an art installation you shouldn’t miss. Thank you, Archetype11!

Landmark to Isolation’s Passengers
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Solveig/100/112/21
Archetype11 Nova’s flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/189657005@N08/
Shutter Thugs’ flickr
https://www.flickr.com/groups/3808663@N25/
Maddy Gynoid’s blogpost “Simtipp: Isolation’s Passengers”
http://echtvirtuell.blogspot.com/2020/09/simtipp-isolations-passengers.html

Simploring 2020 (59) Serenity Reborn

06 Sep 2020 Leave a comment

by diomitamaurer in Exploring sims in Second Life Tags: , , , , , , , ,

For my simploring tour on Monday, August 3rd, I picked Serentiy Reborn from scoop.it SL Destinations. The entry led me to a post of Maddy Gynoid again “Simtipp: Serenity Reborn“.
Serenity Reborn is an adult homestead. The landmark description just consists of a few tags in English and French: “french, international, photography, swamp, forest, nature, abandoned, cemetery, beach, lake, meeting, relaxation, furry friendly”

Serenity Reborn – overview and orientation map

Upon landing you get a bit of basic information about Serenity Reborn. It is not a community and residential sim. It is open to visit for everyone (including those of non-human shape). Although it is an adult place, it is not a sex place and “You’re here on an island inhabited by four people, who wished to share this charming, almost nature overrun place with everyone”. There are 2 private residences, the Mountain Villa and the Swamp Villa, you’re asked to respect privacy.
Serenity Reborn is owned by Vladislav Azarov (aleexkh) and his partner Elara Azarov (Enila Carpathia). Siron (Sinedd Landfall), Katarina Chatalov (abbbysciuto) and A.D.I (Adelaiide Fairlady) are residents. A.D.I is also the builder of the group.

Impressions of Serenity Reborn (1) – around the landing point, in- and outside of the diner

I began my visit at the pier, next to a fisher boat and to a run down, dirty diner. I even dared to step inside of the diner, but you wouldn’t want to eat a burger there, believe me. It is not just dirty inside, it is also dirty outside. I went aland the road and saw a beach that I explored next. The default windlight at Serenity Reborn is dusty and hence i used Annan Adored Dusty for my pictures. That works well and fits to the place mostly, but for some pictures I switched to the way lighter Annan Adored Realistic windlight. The beach is a nice place and the lighthouse building is furnished with love. For sure the beach is one of the best places to be at Serenity Reborn.

Impressions of Serenity Reborn (2) – the beach and the lighthouse

Following the road I reached the Lake and Recreation area. There’s a rustic shop that sells about everything. More importantly there are some opportunities to sit and enjoy and there’s even a romantic “geo dome”.

Impressions of Serenity Reborn (3) – the lake and recreation area

From the parking you can take a few steps and get to the ghost town. Here the dusty windlight really fits best! It is a great background for taking pictures or maybe a place for roleplaying. I liked in particular the graveyard with the three mausoleums, the place is decorated for Halloween throughout the year.

Impressions of Serenity Reborn (4) – the ghost town

At one side are the ruins of a larger chathedral. I continued my simploring tour walking along the road and came to a scrapyard and finally had a view on the Mountain villa. The scrapyard fits into the vintage / rund down theme of Serenity Reborn. It seems that time stood still here. And most probably not many tourits are visiting it anymore.

Impressions of Serenity Reborn (5) – the mountain villa (upper left), the cathedral ruins (lower left), the scrapyard (upper and lower right)

I returned to the road and visited the swamp wiht the 2nd private residence. In the swamps I found one single clearly adult item, a cage. And of course I couldn’t refrain from posing in it for a picture! Finally I returned to the landing which is not only close to a (dirty) diner, but also close to a run down motel. Although the rooms were not accessible I suspect it is not a place to stay overnight for me. Luckily we’re in Second Life and can travel home by simply teleporting home *winks*

Impressions of Serenity Reborn (6) – the swamp and the swamp villa (upper and lower left), the motel next to the landing point (upper and lower right)

Serenity Reborn is a quite different sim and that makes it interesting. It offers great background for taking pictures in particular when you seek a run down and dirty background, but it also offers some nice views into nature. I think in particular the ghost town makes Serenity Reborn outstanding.
Thank you Vladislav, Elara, Siron, Katarina and A.D.I for creating Serenity Reborn and for sharing it publicly. I enjoyed my visit!

Landmark to Serentiy Reborn
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Palace/251/141/22
Serenity Reborn Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/groups/serenity_reborn/pool/
Maddy Gynoid’s Simtipp: Serenity Reborn
http://echtvirtuell.blogspot.com/2020/08/simtipp-serenity-reborn.html

Simploring 2020 (58) A Touch of Scotland ~ Bluebell Coast ~

02 Sep 2020 1 Comment

by diomitamaurer in Exploring sims in Second Life Tags: , , , , ,

For my simploring tour on Friday, August 14th, I selected “A Touch of Scotland ~ Bluebell Coast ~” from scop.it SL Destinations. The entry led me to another post from Maddy Gynoid “Simtipp: A Touch of Scotland ~ Bluebell Coast ~” (in German).

“A Touch of Scotland ~ Bluebell Coast ~“, furtheron just Bluebell Coast, is an adult homestead owned by Christina (Christina Hammerer). The sim was designed by her and by John Dee (johnmcfluff). Bluebell Coast is part of the Scottish Lowlands. The landmark description lists the points of interest and some tags: “Photographic sim with Kilt Falls, Stag Rock, The Tower, Rabbies Burn, Loudoun Ruins, Hammy’s Cottage, Inventors corner. Campsite, Adult, naughty, nude, photography, couple, dance, forest, hang out, beach, Wedding venue“

A Touch of Scotland ~ Bluebell Coast ~ – Overview

Bluebell Coast is quite flat. You land almost in the center of the sim on a flat stone. Here you cen join the group for 50L$ and can get rez rights, you can rent a bike or rezz a horse for exploring. I started my simploring tour with the tower that is quite close to the landing. On the ground level of the tower you find the “Inventor’s corner”.

Impressions of “A Touch of Scotland ~ Bluebell Coast ~” (1) Landing / Inventor’s corner

There’re 3 big boards, one is an ad for Johnny Walker and when you click it you get a notecard with some information about Johnny Walker: “Johnnie Walker was born on July 25, 1805, on Todriggs Farm, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.”
The notecard contains a collection of links for more information.
The second board is a picture of Alexander Fleming. Again you get a notecard with more information and links: “Alexander Fleming was born on 6 August 1881 at Lochfield farm near Darvel, in Ayrshire, Scotland (my hometown)“. Latest now we know that the sim owner Christina (Christina Hammerer) is from the Scotish Lowlands, or more specific she’s from Ayrshire, which’s map is shown on the 3rd board.
When you click the map you get a notecard with a link that provides information of the history of Ayrshire and many pictures from the area. Ayrshire is roughly crescent-shaped and is a predominantly flat county with areas of low hills located in the South-West of Scotland (see also on wikipedia)

 

Impressions of “A Touch of Scotland ~ Bluebell Coast ~” (2) Hammy’s Cottage / Loudoun Ruins

Back to Bluebell Coast. I rezzed a horse explored the sim. Riding is fun as it is flat. There are not many buildings , just Hammy’s Cottage and the Loudoun Ruins. I looked it up …. “Loudoun Castle is a ruined 19th-century country house near Galston, in the Loudoun area of Ayrshire, Scotland.” (source Wikipedia). In the preset windlight the Loudoun Ruins make a great background in particular in combination with the wide blue blooming meadow in front of it. Just lovely!!

 

Impressions of “A Touch of Scotland ~ Bluebell Coast ~” (3) At the beach / Loudoun Ruins / Kilt Falls with The Cave Inn

I went to the beach and enjoyed the views. I visited the Kilt Falls and went into the Cave Inn, which entrance is just next to the waterfall. And I visited the Stag Rock, another waterfall nearby. There are two stags standing about the waterfall, hence the name is fitting.

I also looked around but I did not find “Rabbies Burn”. As I had learned Bluebell Coast is about the Scotish Lowlands and in particular about Ayrshire I looked up Rabbies Burn on wikipedia – bingo, here we go: “Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, the National Bard, Bard of Ayrshire and the Ploughman Poet and various other names and epithets, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide” (source wikipedia).
Perhaps he lived in Hammy’s Cottage?

Impressions of “A Touch of Scotland ~ Bluebell Coast ~” (4) Stag Rock and other corners

Bluebell Coast is a lovely place to be, to explore, to ride and to enjoy. There are many places to sit and cuddle, in particular at the beaches. Everywhere around you find dancing animations be it for males or females in seagulls or for couples in stumps or spare tyres. I got an impression of the beauty of the Scotish Lowlands, It must be a great place to be! And Christina built her own little world in Second Life. Thank you so much for sharing it publicly. I enjoyed my visit a lot!

Landmark to “A Touch of Scotland ~ Bluebell Coast ~”
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chandrakala/169/154/29
Flickr Group
https://www.flickr.com/groups/14696470@N24/
Maddy Gynoid’s blogpost “Simtipp: A Touch of Scotland ~ Bluebell Coast ~”
http://echtvirtuell.blogspot.com/2020/08/simtipp-touch-of-scotland-bluebell-coast.html

 

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