Day 5 - A Creeper, A Lava Flow And Some Zombies

Day 5 hadn't yet begun; it was still night but I wanted to be off exploring, not spending the night digging. It was at that point that I realised that I could turn the cobwebs I had gathered in the mine into wool, then use that wool with some of the wood I have to make a bed. It worked. I could skip this uninteresting night and get out into the world again.

I jumped into bed, slept the entire night and awoke to a bright morning. I could hear the sounds of a spider somewhere outside, so opened the door warily. It wasn't immediately visible, but then I looked up.

 The spider took a dive off the cliff right on top of me, causing a small amount of damage and knocking me into the water in surprise. A few quick slashes with my sword, however, and it was history. With no other dangers in sight, I set off.

Around the first corner I saw a natural tunnel carved out of the rocks. I had a quick look inside but there was nothing of interest.

Around the next corner, however, I met my second creeper of this world.

The shoreline was too steep for an easy fight here, so I retreated into the water and fought him there, the only drawback being that his gunpowder fell into the murky depths out of my reach. I then paused to have a look at the ominous overhanging cliffs here, which formed a very dark zone where some cows were having a small gathering.

I didn't stay to play with them, especially as a skeleton was wandering into the scene now, but continued on my way. I found a small cave stocked with coal, so replenished my supply there, then found a mountain spewing lava into the sea right next to a mysterious lump of rock floating high up in the sky. This area was looking like a suitable candidate for a future base if I ever came back this way.

I swam past the lava flow and looked back at it. Impressive.

Sunset seemed to arrive quite quickly, so I dug myself a new home for the night. I hadn't yet gathered enough wool for a new bed, and I don't think I saw any trees at all today, so even my wood supplies were running perilously short. I shall have to find some soon.

Then I realised that I could hear a lot of zombie noises in the vicinity. A short dig down from my base and I soon discovered a cave full of them.

These two didn't last long. There were others, but I blocked up their cave with glass and headed back upstairs for the sunrise.