Chapter 2: The Prisoner of Zindra

So now we visit what is probably, (secretly), the most popular continent in all of Second Life: Zindra! Yes, it's the so-called "sex continent." And a quick visit to any sim in Zindra will worry you into thinking that you're the only resident of SL that isn't having wild, uninhibited sex 24/7. Whew! What you want, you find! From swingin' sexy singles clubs to BDSM palaces, to pixelated penises to horses that hump, Zindra's got it all! Or does it?

Bird's-Eye view of Zindra, and its hundreds of lust-crazed inhabitants!

Now you must be age-verified to visit Zindra...(duh.) But let's just start by having a look at the map. Here, clever sim owners tempt you down to ground level with tantalizing skywriting messages that promise you enticing diversions like "Latex and Escorts," "Slave Sales," "Penis Gallery," and of course, "Hugsalot's Shemale Harlots." And here you will soon realize...that this continent is busy! A quick view shows you literally hundreds of green dots in that very small area. Holy cow! Everybody in SL must be down there...having wild, crazy sex!!! Or are they?

Now, I realize that most residents of SL wouldn't set foot in any sim that seems not only a Den of Iniquity but a sure gateway to Hell. Oh, no no. But, for the curious and shy, I sampled a few sin-filled sims and will now report back to you my findings.

I arrived randomly in a sim called Fredrix, landing right in the middle of a Linden road slyly titled "Route XXX." Hot to trot, panting with anticipation, I lustfully perve-cammed around. So where are all those loose boys and girls out for an x-rated holiday? But...I found little more than a gas station and a couple of tasteful gift shops. Rats! Where's all the hoo-hah? There seemed to be a sparcity of, ahem--action in these parts, and vacancies and rental signs abounded. Not an avatar in sight. But, thoughts of sin and lust beckoned me forward--(pant, pant, pant!) on down the road through Guittarez and into Terri where the Linden road abruptly ended. But not to worry, because now things seemed to finally be getting interesting! And so our naughty little travelogue begins...

To your right you may venture onto a waterfall build called "Viagra Falls." (Well, at least the puns are improving). Eerily enough, while the water animation is flowing, the water has no sound. You're allowed to wander through the caves and rocks and try out all those oh-so-naughty poseballs--bring along a companion if you're lonely.

Leaving Viagra Falls and turning to the other side of where Route XXX used to be, we come upon an astonishing statue, which I'll let speak for itself:

The grid-famous SheMale statue!

Her/his presence marks your arrival at the SheMale Sex Palace! And while that statue is not soon to be forgotten, pull your cam back and you'll see that He/She is not alone!

Horny Devil harbors Eternal Lust for our Hapless SheMale.

Yep, folks--that's the Devil himself lusting after our hapless He/She/It! I told  you Zindra was the Gateway to Hell! And wow, does the devil look horny! If you're really bored, you're allowed to actually go walk around inside the devil and see his guts! A sign promising "Free Fud" beckons you down into ol' Nick Scratch's gullet where you soon realize that you're the "free fud." But no scripted traps are to be found here--you may simply walk right back out of his belly--don't even have to light a fire in him like Pinocchio did. Leaving the belly of the Beast, you hear odd sounds coming from beneath the Temple; a quick look below and you'll discover milking devices (for yourself, presumably) and the opportunity to get up close and personal with one of two horses. Whinney!!!

SheMales act bored at the SheMale Sex Palace.

But you soon realize that the Temple and statues are far from the main attraction here in Terri--that honor would have to go to the grid-famous SheMale Sex Palace itself, which promises dancing, sex and dungeons. To get to the club, take a trip down a long fishing pier labeled "the big red bum annex," (presumably in honor of Satan's big red ass, rather than any exciting spanking diversions). Once you find yourself in the club, you'll discover that it's huge and nicely built. But on the day I visited, 22 SheMales were simply standing around in the lobby--no music, no dancing, not so much as a word to me or to each other. Hmm...wonder what they were all waiting for? I didn't stick around long enough to ask, although I did hear an occasional whipping gesture coming from the dungeon below.

Floating UFO worries a giant sheep

Terri also boasts an Olympic-sized swimming pool, complete with its own Waterslide and giant sheep sculpture. The sheep is accompanied by humping otter figures while a real UFO hovers ominously above.

Gloom and Despair in Moorinda

Things are getting creepy as a row of buildings mark the boundary of Moorinda. The main attraction here seems to be a enormous and rather gloomy nightclub with dance cages and pillars shaped like human spines. You may shop for spooky clothes and avatars; presumably its night life is the place to be.



If a sense of dread and despair isn't your thing, you might want to move on. You came to Zindra for sex, right? So on we go, into Varandic and the impossibly huge Serotica Erotic Art Gallery. Here you will find x-rated artworks for your purchase and viewing pleasure, strangely juxtaposed into a classic Moorish setting. If you don't find the hundreds of sluts to your liking, one click changes the pictures and you can see hundreds more!! Nine stories of bimbo art await you.

Serotica Art Gallery: A skycraper of sluts!

But here my uninterrupted wanderings came to an end due to ban lines. So I tp'd up the coast to McFarren, where I discovered Lar's skybox nightclub, where "Old men and younger women meet for fun and dancing." The build looks like a raucous roadhouse, with enough panties hanging from the ceiling to make Tom Jones proud. You don't suppose he's a regular?

Chains of Love at Lar's

The place was packed with nearly 30 avatars at the time of my visit. And ironically, it struck me as kind of interesting how here in SL these "old men" all had avatars that looked like ripped 20-somethings. Kinds of defeats the purpose, don't you think?

to be continued...