Alabama 03 Nether

I started the next day (night rather) by adding another story onto my house with cobblestone and sandstone and glass

Then took an adventure to the north,  (my first adventure was East, and the second was West)

After crossing a small ocean, I found another sandy island

With a fun little lagoon

I set up a little home for the night and waited it out, collecting sand.

Then next day I kept going North and found a pine forest.

I decided to sleep out in the open that night (I found some sheep to make a bed with)

The next day, I found a snow mountain to the north.  I was hoping to find polar bears, but there were none to be had, so I collected snowballs instead.

TO the North of that, there was another ocean.

So I headed back south.  As I passed the sandy island, I found a pointer.  I thought that they may be something under it, but after some digging, I found nothing.

I did happen to fin a pumpkin on my way back

Which I planted in my garden. Soon I will have pumpkin for days.

I finally took my obsidian and built a portal

And traveled to the nether

I found a stronghold, and managed to get a blaze rod.

Which I brought back and turned into a brewing stand

Next, I went questing for more diamond, and managed to collect tons of iron... But lost it all (and my diamond ax and tons of meat) when I fell through this lava hole.  Always be careful when running towards a water covered lava hole.  There may be hidden lava patches just past a stone step... and the flowing water will ensure that all of your inventory gets pushed into the lava after death.

ANother creeper manager to blow up in my face, but this one uncovered a few diamonds.  Thanks Creeper!

I noticed that a number of creepers have been spawning, in the light, in my mine.  One manages to kill me before I can emerge with my new diamonds.  So I dig another horizontal shaft... and manage to find diamond immediately!