Captain's Log
Stardate 2261.10.17

The Saratoga has left Areeva after staying there for a month, assisting with studies and construction
of the future colony. Our time there was very enjoyable and we made many important discoveries.
We also took shuttle trips to Areeva's moon and the two other planets in the system, both of which
are Class K. The Zaneem may want to establish colonies on them too at some point.

The Zaneem have applied to join the Federation and Starfleet is in the process of helping them increase
their warp drive. Their future Seed Ships won't have to wait five years to reach their new home and
they won't need to put the colonists in stasis during the trip as they had originally intended. All of this
will no doubt enable them to accelerate colonization

Many of the crew would beam down to the surface of Areeva in their off hours. Dr. McCoy always enjoys
time on 'solid ground' as do several of the crew. Our civilians were allowed to take their children to the surface
as well: with the condition that they not leave the base vicinity. It always does young people good for a chance
at sunshine and fresh air. Connor McDowell became enamored of the 'Squawkers' and would have smuggled
a dozen back to the Saratoga if he could. As if he doesn't already have plenty of pets in that menagerie of his.

But now its time for us to head back out into the black. We've spent a month in system, so our next assignment
will please Stellar Sciences and our pilots. We'll be heading to the remote newly discovered Golee Region;
a huge newly discovered area of space that needs charting. We won't be going alone, we'll be joined by a
fellow member of the Delphis Pod: the USS Andaman, which focuses on the study of astronomical phenomena.

The area is pretty far from our current location. We should be there in about a week and plan to do some early
star-charting while along the way.

James T Kirk.

Captain's Log
Stardate 2261.10.21

We're still four days away from rendezvousing with the Andaman but we're making good time.
We'll be passing close by the V'dras Cloud, a micro-nebula. We'll be the first Starfleet
vessel to get close to it, so Stellar Sciences will be happy.

James T Kirk

Saratoga Bridge
1:30 PM

"So what do we have here, Commander?" Kirk asked

Thelin was busily looking over readings. "It is a mutara class nebula. It has a few constituents
which aren't in our database but they're showing up in minute quantities."

Kirk nodded and looked over at Bower who stood at Sensors. Normally that post wasn't fully manned
but whenever the ISaratoga/I approached something new for the first time, it was 'All hands to
science stations.'

"Sensors picking up anything interesting Bower?"

"Yes, Captain. I'm detecting a slight radioactive field. It seems to be…"

Abruptly ship's alarms began to go off.