Entry 12: Smallbay
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kim026: Thanks and yep, just need to jump right back on the horse and get going with it again! As for the natural growth advice, your completely right, its always interesting how things sort of evolve story wise out of the towns your building. Its also fun to not have a plan when doing it, just plop some streets down in a random way and zone what's needed then worry about the traffic and chaotic nature later on (sort of how most European settlements were created with all the pointless streets that lead no where).
Entry 12: Smallbay
So, welcome back and today were going to take a trip out of Harrington, along the bay towards the tiny village of Smallbay., which, although the people of Harrington claim that they're town is, was actually the first settlement in the region.
Located about 5 or so Km away from Harrington, we have to take a boat to get there seeing as no roads or tracks exist between the two, still, this lets us see some of the features of the bay such as Pinerock Island, an island plateau of pine trees and birds and not much else past one of the two river mouths we see on the trip.
Moving past the second of the river mouths (both of which have yet to actually receive a name) we get a look at the first sign of habitation since the journey began, in this case the old beacon which served as a lighthouse. Or at least it did right up until the point where a ferry nearly ran aground and a much taller lighthouse was decided on. Still this one still sits on the end of one side of the bay and operates at night.
Coming around the beacon point we enter the small bay flanked by the much newer and more efficient lighthouse sat on Guidance Rock. You can also see some of the houses that make up the small settlement here as well, before we actually get to the docks.
And here we are, arriving at the tiny harbour of Smallbay. As you can see from the look of it, its a pretty simple place with a simple port for small cargo ships and a small landing for the ferries on which the two settlements rely. Its also very evident why this place was used as a stop over for the settlement of Harrington itself, the bay has never been able to support the sips that the town has needed while it grew.
The small town feel doesn't stop there though, this is the centre of it all, a far cry from the large church and commercial area of Harrington but the residents of Smallbay don't mind, they like the simple life.
As you can see from the overview. The town is very spread out with most of the residents fishing for a living or working on the two farms that exist here, owned by two wealthy landowners who made there mark farming in the initial stages of the two settlements, despite the small sizes of their estates.
And here's a aerial view of the place, showing just how small the bay and town are and also the gap leading to the area where Harrington resides.
Speaking on which, here's a map of the area which we travelled through to get from Harrington to Smallbay and with it the end of this entry!
Till next time!
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