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I've finally set foot on the island and this alien structure is no less awe inspiring from the outside.  I mean, I've spent days under the sea, struggling to survive, and this was here the whole time.  It's blowing my mind! There are other signs of alien life on this island too, like these marker stones or whatever they are that seem to litter the place.  They're dull grey, like slate, until you get close to them and then they start to glow, just like the walls inside the structure. The rest of the place is luscious and green, with soft sand under foot.  These trees grow here, which the scanner calls Bulbo Trees, and they seem to store water which can literary be squeezed from their flesh when you cut them.  It's sweet, like melon juice, and definitely taste better than the disinfected water I've been drinking. There are also these little, four-legged, crab-like things scampering around.  They have one big eye, which seems to take up most of their bodies, a...

Okay, I don't know what I just found, but it was huge and old and fakking alien . I got inside the structure through an undersea entrance and it was so beautiful. There were vast rooms and corridors on different levels, all connected by ramps.  Some of the walls glowed, like they had a form of lighting built into them.  There weren't any doors, but some of the areas were blocked off by energy forcefields of some kind.  It's the most incredible thing I've ever seen.  I can't even begin to imagine the technology involved. I've scanned everything I can find, since I was sure that Alterra would want all the data I could get, and then headed back to where I came in.  All of this won't be worth anything if I miss the Sunbeam and end up stranded here.  

This morning a message from the Sunbeam woke me, which has become my favourite way to wake up! Apparently they've located an island which is suitable for them to land on and have broadcast the co-ordinates.  It's about 1300m from my current location, so I've fabricated a couple of extra batteries, just in case the seaglide doesn't have enough power to carry me the whole way. I've also upgrade my HUD with a compass to keep me on track.  Last thing I want is to get lost on the way to my salvation! Is it weird that I'm kinda sad to be leaving my little lifepod 5 all alone?  I mean, it's kept me safe all this time.  I guess it's okay to leave here, along with all the other wreckage, as a memorial for those who actually died here, both in the crash and after. I'll make what will be my last entry when I get to the island and narrate the Sunbeam's landing.  I cannot wait to meet Captain Quinn and thank him personally for the rescue. The rescue isn't...

I nearly drowned today.  Proper tunnelling-of-my-vision, chest-tight, brain-screaming-for-air drowning.  I don't think I've ever been so scared in my life. I was swimming out near the Aurora again and found some more fragments which added to my library of fabricator blueprints then, on my way back to the lifepod, I happened upon a really large wreck.  I mean, this thing was massive.  It must've been a piece of the Aurora that must have broken off when it broke the atmosphere, but before it hit the water.  I found a small opening inside through one of the maintenance duct that had sheered off, and my curiosity got the better of my good sense.  I forgot to check my oxygen meter before going inside. I barely got out and reached the surface in time.  I've had a headache for the past couple of hours and the spots have only just stopped flashing in front of my eyes.  I thought I was doing okay here, but this has been a wake up call.  I need to get...

I've spent today scanning the alien fish species to get more information to take back with me to Alterra space.  Apart from the Peepers and Garry fish I'd already scanned (and eaten), I've also got details on the large Gasopods (who's defence & attack technique is to release naturally grown poison grenades onto the surrounding water), Hoverfish & Hoopfish (both of which are sort of boring, but I expect xenobiologists would be fascinated). I also swam back to the area near the Aurora and found enough material to complete the blueprint for a scanner room and parts for a laser cutter.  Not that I'm going to need either of those soon! The PDA has warned me that the bacteria it originally detected in the water has now infected me.  I hope the Sunbeam has a decent medical bay on-board, or at least has a cryosuite.  I'd rather spend the return journey in cryostatis than die of some alien bacteria infection when I'm so close to getting home.