Jeff's New Horizons Blog

Yesterday, Maddie the dog was camping at the campsite. I’m actually not very familiar with her, although I did get her card in my first pack of Welcome Amiibo cards back in 2016. She is a cute dog, but I don’t need another peppy villager right now; two is enough. 😛

Apollo’s house was successfully moved to its new location, and he was still hanging out around the work site. Immediately after I chopped down a tree, he plopped down on the stump.

Once I had the area cleared, I paid another 50,000 bells to move the museum. It’s funny that moving the museum is the same cost as moving a one-room house; just think of all the exhibits inside!

Today, the museum was fully moved. It’s now in the northwest corner of my town, just like in City Folk Forest! I took that concept further by making a City Folk-style path leading up to the museum, and gold roses alongside the path.

Apollo’s house is a bit too close to the museum, but I’ll leave it there for now. I still haven’t made any changes to the inclines or paths in this area, but it’s something on my mental to-do list for another day.

C.J. was in town with another seasports challenge for me. He wanted me to catch three small-fry fish in a row. I caught a loach, crucian carp, and freshwater goby to complete the challenge. I sold those fish back to C.J. (for 1,440 bells), but I didn’t bother going home to get fish out of storage.

Look for New Horizons Moments #7 in the next day or two!

I received my latest reward from Gullivarrr in the mail today, and it was a pirate bandanna. I’ve received a black one of these before, but this one was blue. It’s not bad, but I typically prefer furniture over clothing items.

Agent S was sitting on the chair next to her house, enjoying a donut. Well, I guess she was enjoying it; I’m not sure what this expression was all about. 😛

I attended K.K. Slider’s show at the plaza, and he played K.K. Lament for me and Louie.

Unfortunately, the hangout at a friend’s town that I was planning on attending tonight was canceled. But I used the time to think about some upcoming changes to my island. When you’re in a New Horizons lull, nothing can snap you out of it like some new island redecorating ideas.

I’ve been thinking about making a fairly significant change: Moving the museum. I want to put it in the northwest corner of town, up on Eagle Mountain. Its current spot is some prime real estate that’s right near the airport (and in the flyover area). Even though I don’t have any specific ideas of what to put there, I could (possibly) use it for a seasonal display, or maybe just something different each time I open my gate.

But if I put the museum where I wanted it, Apollo’s house would be right in front of it…and that’s no good. So I paid the 50,000 bells to move Apollo’s house. He’ll still be on Eagle Mountain, but he’ll be a bit further east, near the pond and waterfall. Here you can see Apollo’s house, Apollo’s new plot…and Apollo himself, also enjoying a donut. 😂

I may also end up moving the campsite too, especially if I add a more convenient ramp going up to the museum. But I’ll keep you updated in future posts.

Yesterday, Rizzo told me that he recently tried his hand at plumbing. He thought it looked easy enough that anyone could do it. So he spent weeks trying to build himself a new shower. Once he was done, he tried it out, and the showerhead flew off, sending water all over. 🤣

He advised me to call a pro if I’m not sure how to do something. Well, I sure won’t call him!

Agent S saw me walking around with a shovel, and she got nervous that I might find some of the 73 pitfall traps that she “didn’t” bury around town. 😛

Up on Rainbow Road, I found a lost item (a diary) that had a drool stain on it. That sounded like a lazy villager’s item, so I figured it belonged to Hornsby or Bones. I ran into Hornsby first, but he told it belonged to Bones. When I returned it, Bones rewarded me with a plover cardigan.

Label was at the plaza, and she asked me to wear a comfy outfit. She gave me a striped shirt to get me started, and I added some casual pants and rubber-toe sneakers. I thought that sounded comfy enough, but Label did not agree.

Today, Gullivarrr the pirate was washed up on the beach. I went diving for his communicator, and I found it on my 3rd dive. He will be sending my reward in the mail.

Not much else was going on today. I’ve kinda been in a lull lately, not playing the game as much (just 20-25 minutes a day to do the bare minimum). Sometimes this happens, especially when I’m not working on a project (like a new part of town or obstacle course).

But also, I’ve been working on videos more this past week, posting three since Sunday…including this one taking a look at nine Mario items that were in previous Animal Crossing games, but did not return in New Horizons.

I actually have another video coming tomorrow, but it’ll be a City Folk video. And I will be back with another blog entry tomorrow, as I plan to visit a friend’s town tomorrow night. Enjoy your weekend!