Day one!, Beachport - where the founding fathers arrived!

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Entry posted by pipelad · March 17, 2010

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Hey every one before starting the oficial story i whant to give some credits and presentations! (btw remember to bare with my spelling since im not native to english)

ok credits first!

Screens and editing: me

characters images: gaia online and tektek (thx alot!)

story: me

and my girl friend thx for the inspiration.

Ok on to the small presentation.

This is Mary Eld. She is the traveling merchant and of course the leading character in the story, She comes form a medium-welth famylly that was able to afford a decent education, and some traveling arround the world, where she got her vocation from (traveling merchant) she is actually the owner of a import corporation that imports (dah!) cultural merchandise from foreing countryes!, she is not from hampsterdam Region (obviously ) but she is a natural explorer! so dont worry she wont get lost (even if i try to with my crazy road style! )

"I have been away from home many times, but this is my first time in such a big sea cruiser. 2 Weeks have pased since we left port, and it's been a pleasure trip i must say. It has been raing alot lately , im hoping that it wont be raining whene whe arrive. I have big expectations of this "New Hampsterdam" i've been hearing alot latelly, some of my colleagues have come before me, and told me that altho a small city its full of culture and some interesting things to import. I hope i get some nice stuf cuz buisness is not runing smoth lately."

the dinner hall of the ship is full of people and very active, the waiter arrives at Mary's table with her order, a red steak with some potato chips. She is not much of a fancy eater, so she keeps to the basics. There is a magic show going on at the moment, but shes not to interested in it, the expectation of arriving to a new land is eating her alive!. Suddenly the captain apears and sits with her.

"Hey Mary" she says whyle she puts a chair next to mary and sits. "Hey Helena" mary replies, helena and mary where friends whene they were little and they grew up in the same town. "so how do you like the trip in my boat?" asks helena with a smile on her face... "i only took this trip because you were the captain helena" replies mary "you know i hate the sea, i get all dizzy and days like this with so much rain and the waves... uckk i really cant get how you take this all day long!"... its clear that mary would have prefered to travel by plain, but oh well friendship does have a way of changing plans.

"Hah! you cant complaint!, it has been a nice trip for most of the time, besides being friend with the captain has granted you som "special" attention!" says helena with an even greater smile on her face! "if your talking about that guy that keeps stalking me! your out of your mind!" replies mary with a grin!.. and they both start to lagh their hearts out!.

"must go now mary!, we will be arribing at port soon, better get changed to a more "rainy" outfit, cuz i cant say its going to stop before you get to the hotel" says helena whyle she gets up, "nice seeing you again helena" replies mary and turns to finish her steak.

Not so mucha as 2 hours later, mary starts to walk in direction of the taxi cabs in the port, its a big port! lots of people walk borading the ready to go ship, and even more! are still getting off from the one that just arrived!.

"Fortunatlly it has stoped raining, never the less this outfit is adecuate, its a really cold night!, now to get a taxi cab to the hotel"

It doesnt take long to take a taxi, they are parked in a special area inside the port, with a good road conection to the outside.

"to the grand beach hotel please" ask mary to the driver

"with pleasure ma'm" replies the taxi driver with a funny accent.

***** Ok here is the satelite view of Beachport, and the rout shes taing to the hotel so you can have an idea of what's happening ******

"Please, if you would be so kind as to talkme the way, and tell me a bit of this lovelly town's story whyle we get to the hotel" ask's mary to the taxy driver.

"but ofcourse ma'm" replyes the taxy driver " modesty apart but we taxy drivers know alot of the story of the town and of all that happens here!"

she is well aware of that but its nicer if you ask politelly and let them tell it to you again and again... the cab startts to move and mary has the first glimpse of the town, a steep hill takes from teh gateway of the port in to the town, the night lights are on and the smell of sea invades the atmosphere.

"this town was the landing place of a viking ship from early eleventh century, that ship was spoiled so they could get back, thee decided to stay and form a small village, since they had some knowledge about ships and hunting they were able to make a sucesfull town, this became a fishing center for the region and a trading port with other nations!, but that was a long time ago" says the cab driver, with that funny accent that mary cant figure out.

"this city has been redone several times because of a few disasters, but they hapen rarely"

"as you can see, we have a mixture of old and new arquitecture because of that, some houses are still standing from the last disaster, and some that fell down were rebuilt with a new modern style.. look! there's my house, " say's the diver pointing to an apartment in a not to tall building. "the train is an important asset to the town, it movilises a lot of ppl and most travelers that get to the port, but are not coming to beachport continue theyr way in the train."

"i see!, and its a moder one too!" say's mary "Yes! we ow that to New Hampsterdam's mayor Ryno Pistachio, from who you will be hearing a lot! he is a public figure in this parts!" yes, mary has heard of him, and now she's starting to belive in the good things they say about him.

"tho mainly a fishing industry town, beachport does have some night entertainment and bars, you could visit them they are not far from the hotel."

"thats the beach port public parking lot, most rich people of new hapmsterdam that come heare leave theyr cars there, we have a good police department so no car's are stolen!" says the taxy driver with pride

"Finally here we are, Grand beach hotel" says the cab driver that just opened the door of the cab for mary "thx alot! you have been most kind! and your info on the town was outstanding!" replies mary! very happy with the service. "is there any way i can contact you in the morning so i may tour the town with your great knowledge of it?" ask mary... "Of couse replies the ttaxi driver, my name is Bruce Spring, and this is my card" replies Bruce extending a modes card to mary.