Day Eight

7:00am. I've decided to continue on foot. A boat might be faster, but what kind of sea monsters are out there? I'm in no hurry, I have always lived off the land.

I've been looking for a way down to the water for awhile, but it is a sheer drop for as far as I can see. I think I'll have to jump.

8:00am. I found a slightly lower place to jump from, only about 25m. I swam to a small island and have been sitting here drying off. I see a cave in the distance, it cuts back into the cliff I just jumped off, time to get back to work. My home is underground, it doesn't matter where.

I've piled most of the wood I collected here. It should be safe, and I might need the extra room to carry stuff out with me.

11:00am. This is a magical cave! I swam over to the entrance, imagine my surprise when the water just ended! The water just ends at the mouth of the cave! I dove down about four meters, then just stepped out the side of the water!

This cave is not deep, but I think I'm going to dig a few tunnels anyway.

5:00pm. I've started my new mine. I started by digging up a few meters, then back down. I don't want to get wet if that water remembers what gravity is! I followed a coal vain, along with some of that wood I have, this place will star well lit.

Day Sixteen

I've spent a week mining around here and found more iron and gold then I could hope to carry home!

I didn't find any large cave system, just a few underground chambers. I also saw a small Jello like creature! He looked harmless, so I walled off that tunnel and let him stay.

I've started smelting the ore into bars while I dug a room above the mouth of the cave to hide it all in. I also walled off each side tunnel and placed signs marking what everything is. All I need to do is build a tower on that island so I can find this place again.

It's time to keep moving. I think I'm going to miss this adventure once it's over.

Day Seventeen.

11:00am.Yesterday I sealed my Treasure Room, and hid my mine as best I can. I then spent the night carving a staircase back up the cliff then built a ten meter stone tower above the cave and piled some sand on top. I then placed the Hellstone on top of that, the sand should still be visible if the Hellstone ever stops burning. It's time to go.

Day Eighteen

2:00pm. This landscape is starting to look familiar, could it be? Is home just around the next bend? The question is, do I want it to be?

5:00pm.I can see my town! I'm not as happy as I imagined I would be. My village is such a small part of this word, am I ready to return? What's over those hills to my left? I think I'll head there next.

A/N – Thanks for reading! I wrote this because I enjoyed reading a story like it on the MC forums. I was surprised that this was the first Minecraft story posted here! I now have more respect for people who write the 200k word fanfics I love to read.