Greetings.
I am a man in a suit who has fallen into the world of Minecraft.
Today I am looking for a nautilus off the lighthouse.
I wonder how different that familiar tower will look from under the sea.
Making a Saddle for a Trip off the Lighthouse
I take some pufferfish from a chest in town and some iron from the ironworks.
Out on the grassland by the east shore, I come across the cows I need for leather.
I get four pieces of leather from six cows.
With the leather in hand, I glide back to town on my elytra.
Once the torii gate comes into view on my right, the crafting table is close.
I put three pieces of leather and one iron ingot on the crafting table.
I take one saddle from the result slot. Now I am ready to head for the sea.
I look up at the white lighthouse from the pier.
Today I want to see what is out beyond it, so I bring the saddle and the pufferfish down to the water.
Riding a Nautilus Through the Kelp
I spot a wild nautilus offshore.
The Java Edition 1.21.11 release notes explain that a pufferfish can tame it and a saddle lets you ride it.
One pufferfish does the trick this time. I fit the saddle and climb on.
When I look up from underwater, the lighthouse wavers in the blue.
I know it well from the beach, but it looks quite different from down here.
I head deeper, where tall strands of kelp rise all around me.
Riding the nautilus between them feels like passing through a forest at the bottom of the sea.
Among the kelp, I look down at my air bubbles.
The release notes say that riding pauses oxygen use, and the bubbles stay full while I am on the nautilus here.
A little while after I dismount, the air bubbles start to disappear.
I can see the difference when I compare the two views.
Across the Rainy Water to the Beach
The scene shifts to the rainy water off the lighthouse.
I can see the white tower from the back of the nautilus.
I rather like the way it looks from out here in the rain.
I make for the lighthouse across the rainy water.
Having that white tower in sight makes it easier to pick out the beach on the way back.
From the beach, I can see the nautilus at the surface with its saddle still on.
I leave it in the water near the lighthouse and return to town.
Next time I feel like looking around the seabed, I know which beach to come to.
That is all for this time.
Greetings.