Lol avoiding spoilers in BotW is a game in itself

Yeah, that is so far the most difficult Shrine in the game. It took me 2 tries and the first try was like 30 minutes running around, but I managed to find a trick and kill the Hinox in the coolest way ever. What I did was I found you could buff yourself before entering the island, so I gave myself 9 extra hearts and drank a speed buff potion. Getting the first 2 orbs was easy, but the Hinox was gonna be impossible when I ran out of arrows and he still hand half his life. So I used Stasis on one of the rocks nearby and managed to send it flying straight at him, which did like 30% damage and knocked him out enough for me to kill with a weapon. So freaking cool. Except thunderstorms. Like 4 thunders landed right next to me while I was there.

I went right before the F-ing blood moon and I wittled away at him with bombs explosive barrels and rocks.

Speaking of islands.

Well spotted.  Very similar poses! 

I love the random times of the thunderstorms or the blood moons.

At times it doesn't matter, but there are some times where it's like "oh come on, not now"

I see the pic above where they were on the naked island and thunderstorm. I got the same. Wonder if random or not. But was slowly getting decked out to take on that island and then its like "wtf, really now" I think I died by some stupid bomb of my own anyway. Have to go back.

But one blood moon really annoyed the crap out of me, and took a beating to my inventory. I was doing this side quest where I had to grab some food for a Goron. It was at the bottom of a ravine at death mountain. I ran down there killing all the enemies on the way so that the path would be clear on my way back. The game must have some coding that it loads more enemies when you get down there as part of quest, cause I turn around and there is like 5 of the bigger monsters that take quite a few hits to take down. Meaning going through a weapon or two.

Whatever, I set down food and go and kill the monsters. Run back down and grab food and start my way back up. Not a big hill, should be easy enough. I'm in a hurry though as in front of me rising in the sky I can see the blood moon rising. I know I can make it though. In my rush though, I accidently go up a slightly steeper part, slipping and thus dropping food. Steep hill means food rolls all the way down. I'm paraglide down chasing the food, which rolls into a pool of lava. So have to grab a new piece.

But as I'm paragliding, all of a sudden I see behind me a HUGE boulder rolling down the hill, like the size of the ravines width. I paraglide past the pool of lava and watch the boulder sink in. No idea who how it happened, who rolled it, ect as was chasing food. Just thinking WTF, who did that. Kind of disappointed I was facing wrong way, didn't get to see it as cool Indiana Jones as I wanted. Felt like I luckily escaped death by stupid food.

Needless to say, after dropping the food and having to run back down the blood moon rose and activated before I could go back up the hill. So I had to once again fight the 5 huge beasts and go through another 1-2 weapons. Had like no good weapons left, just the crap those guys dropped.

Those Gorons better have liked their food.

Continueing my slow circumnavigation of the world I ended up with the Rito last night.

Safely off the mountain, looking back at the pass I came down from.


2 hours later, so much to see and do, but more of the mountain in view behind me.


Camping out on top of Rito village after a daring climb, love looking back the the path I came through. Adds so much to the immersion.

One of the many little puzzles hidden around the landscape

Unfortunately I don't have the resources with me for the obvious answer


Finally signs of civilization after days on the mountain.


There's only one reason for that being there


Which is hanging out at my new camping spot

You can actually throw weapons and shields on this island before setting your foot there.

 You can photograph these and add to get some infos about them in game.

Ha, such easy puzzles those ones. Apples have given me like 20 korok seeds.

Make sure you pick up the apples after given them. Every time I enter Kariko Villige, I run past and grab the four apples that people keep offering. Lol. Always seem to have like 50 apples in my inventory.