Arrival at the Bigger Island

After fighting with a lot of monsters including those nasty drowned zombies, I got in my boat and headed to the bigger island, where I knew I could find more animals and build a proper house.

This bluff on the island overlooks my humble little tree island and sand island -- the places where the game started. I will return to them someday, but for now it looks like home will be here, where I have more access to animals and building materials. I can also spot a small group of horses nearby, and I really want to tame one. I got lucky and fished up a saddle earlier.

This island also has a few hostile residents, including a skeleton hiding under a tree and a creeper or two. I will steer clear of them for now.

I had plenty of wood saved up from my tree-chopping days earlier, so I set to work on building a simple wooden house and a sheep pen. With the wheat I grew on the smaller island, I was able to tame this sheep and lure him into his little pen. Once I find another sheep, I can start breeding them so that I have a steady supply of wool. One of the first things I need to do for my new house is to build a bed.

And here is the horse. He is curious about the house I have built.

Since night is falling, I decide to go back into my house to do a little crafting. Say hello to my chicken friends, who are sharing the safety of the house with me.

Attacked by a Drowned

I was ambushed by a Drowned which is an underwater zombie. These guys were introduced in the Aquatic update. They spawn underwater and also spawn when a regular zombie drowns. I managed to fend this guy off with my stone sword, but ran into trouble when night fell and two skeletons, a spider, and another group of Drowned showed up.

I ended up dying and respawning a few times but was able to collect all my stuff.

After that adventure, I thought it might be a good idea to leave this tiny tree island. So I got in my boat and headed towards the bigger island.

Starting a New Game - Sand Island

I'm starting a new Survival Mode game in Minecraft. This one has a tough spawn point. A very small island with just sand.

Fortunately, there's another island just a short swim away that has a small cluster of trees. That's enough wood to get started with making tools and doing a little digging. It will be a good place to spend my first night.

Once I reach the tree island and start chopping some wood, I notice an even bigger island in the distance. This one looks like it might have some animals on it. Once I have enough wood here, I'll build a boat and head over to this bigger island.

In the meantime, I discovered a giant hole in the ground here on tree island. Unfortunately, the way I discovered it is by stepping into it and falling to my death. All I lost was some wood that I had been chopping. Good thing there are plenty of trees here.

At least this deep hole in the ground has some iron. That will be useful.

Even though my little island is very remote, a wandering trader decided to visit. I have no emeralds to trade with him, but at least he keeps me company.

I've got plenty of wood, but not enough food. I was able to kill some spiders that spawned overnight, so I had enough string to make a fishing rod. Now I can go fishing in Minecraft for food.

Not much of a catch today. Just some assorted fish, a lily pad, and a saddle.

Tomorrow, I will build a boat and head for the bigger island in search of some animals.