Day 257:<\/p>\n
It occurred to me as I was digging today that I was further from home than usual, and that’s not exactly a good thing.<\/p>\n
If one of the monsters jumps me in these woods and I get seriously injured I’m not going to have an easy time of it getting back.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, the west has been my best chance at both sheep and horses, so I hesitate to give up what I’m working on.<\/p>\n
Maybe I’ll climb into this cave, see what’s there, and dig back toward home. At worst, I add more space into the chambers of doom.<\/p>\n
In case you’re wondering, yes, I do still want to climb the big mountain to the east and see what I can see, but it’s not nearly the same priority as getting wool. Because, even from here I can see that there’s snow on that mountain, and as I learned the hard way heading east, the clothes I have right now are just not up to the task of handling winter weather.<\/p>\n
My best bet is sheep and wool and warm clothes before I go up there. Because spotting a source of humanity and freezing to death once I discover it would be kind of melodramatic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Day 257: It occurred to me as I was digging today that I was further from home than usual, and that’s not exactly a good thing. If one of the monsters jumps me in these woods and I get seriously injured I’m not going to have an easy time of it getting back. On the … <\/p>\n