Trip to an Ocean Monument and a Shortcut Through the Nether

A village cartographer sold me a map to an Ocean Monument



It was a long journey overworld that crossed at least five 4x4 regions.


The gold blocks' surround. 

Once on a small island next to the monument I made a base and then made a bridge over to the monument with my supplies - potions of water breathing, milk, tools and weapons. 

I concentrated on killing the Elder Guardians and ended up only using about eight potions and two buckets of milk. I had made a conduit but didn't activate it. I did not find any sponges except those I got killing the Guardians,

Once back home I decided to try making a shortcut through the Nether so that I could continue to mine the prismarine and lamps without having to take the long overland trip or teleporting.  Back on the small island, I put up a Nether gate and made a path through the Nether back to my home portal.

Most of the journey through the Nether was relatively uneventful, although it took an awful lot of cobblestone for the path, and I had to mine through a lot of nether rack. At one spot along the path I kept meeting a pack of angry Hoglins, so I'll have to reinforce the path there or start a hog farm. In the basalt delta at the end magma cubes nearly finished me a few times. Vertigo was probably the worst problem, as the path was high over lava in some places. 


I found if you meet a Piglin on the path you can pass by him. (Don't forget to wear something made of gold).


I'm playing with cheats now (keep inventory, teleport) but I'm thinking that in my next world, without teleports, this would be a good way to travel between points.
 


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