We met in the Command Room aboard the USS Einstein, where Captain Bravin introduced and welcomed Commander T'Preea as the ship's new Chief Science Officer.
Capt Bravin then informed everyone that Starfleet Command had asked that we travel to the planet Delphi-Ran to see if it might be somewhere that could be used for shore leave - as a place to rest and recuperate.
Apparently the planet Delphi-Ran, is said to have "healing properties".
Along with clean healthy air, the planet is claimed to have "healing waters" and "healing crystals".
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We made our way to the Bridge and took up our stations.
Having obtained permission from Galileo Station, we went to Blue Alert and undocked.
We set course for Delphi-Ran and went to warp once we had left the system.
On arriving at the planet Delphi-Ran, we took up a standard orbit, then went to the Transporter Room, from where we beamed down to the surface.
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Once we were safely down, we made our way to a nearby lake.
A waterfall was coming from high up above and discharging into the lake.
A small river then flowed from the lake.
We made our way around the lake through a woodland of colourful trees looking for a way to cross the river.
We found a fallen tree trunk had been placed across the river, forming a footbridge - which we used to get to the other side of the small river.
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We stopped on the other side of the river to take another look at the lake and waterfall - and noticed a very large dragonfly nearby.
We then discovered an entrance to a cave that we proceeded to go inside.
Once inside the cave we found water spurting out from one of the cave walls.
Wondering if this might be the "healing water" that we had been told about, we took samples for later analysis.
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We made our way further into the cave - heading towards some glowing strands that were hanging from the ceiling of the cave.
We found ourselves in a small cavern, where we found many large coloured crystals on and coming up from the floor - and concluded that these must be the "healing crystals" that we had also been told about.
Readings showed that the crystals were giving off a small charge at a specific frequency - which perhaps could have health benefits. We also found that whatever was emanating from the crystals, it seemed to be blocking the full use of our sensors.
Samples were taken from some of the loose crystals that were on the floor, for later analysis.
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We made our way outside and decided to return to the ship, with a view to coming back later to continue our exploration and investigations.
Group photo showing :-
Capt David7 Bravin - Commanding Officer
Cmdr T'Preea - Chief Science Officer
Ensign Salsa - Medical Officer
Ensign Godard - Operations Officer
Ensign Paul Nova - Engineer
Photos taken by Ensign Salsa