After all this time, Maxim finally visits his first port town. Appropriately, the lively 1-33 "Port Town" plays. Regardless, if Idura came by here, surely someone must have noticed. Conveniently, a sailor right by the entrance has all the most relevant information.

Judd may have been named after a brand of high-performance racing engines.

Presumably to foil pursuit.

That sounds like Idura, all right.

That explains why he's in the mountains, at least. Meanwhile, Judd's apparent girlfriend is drinking alone in the pub:

And although not useful yet, this could prove relevant later:

The magic shop has second-level ice, water, and healing magic, not to mention a revival spell. Some of the new equipment may be worth a look, too.

More new music! Mountain areas like this generally use 1-34 "Towering Mountain", and combine exterior trails with internal cavern networks.

The puzzles here start off simple with a trio of regrowning bushes that a Bomb takes care of, then a switch that needs to be flipped to extend a ladder. After that and a brief trip outdoors, a more interesting puzzle awaits.

But first, let's Bomb the nearby cracked wall and go through there and outside to find an important blue treasure chest.

Back to that puzzle.

The short grass grows thick but blocks further passage after being stepped on, so this is a variant of the classic "pass through each tile exactly once" puzzle. Key to this one is that some spots on the edge of the formation can be stepped onto and then off of, without going through the center.

Getting all the grass to grow opens a door leading to another blue treasure chest.

A nearby sign gives more information.

A Fire Arrow is otherwise the same as a standard Arrow.

Continue on to find a fork in the path. Down the stairs is a cavern with a UoMu Ring and nothing else but lots of monsters, while the door behind the vines on the wall leads to a puzzle room. Use Fire Arrows to clear the way to push blocks onto switches, making ladders appear. Then it's time for the main puzzle.

An area with a weak floor has two pots, two switches, and the way forward. Each floor tile can be walked on only once before crumbling and dropping the party into the monster cavern. Both pots need to go on the switches in order to lower the spikes blocking the doorway ahead.

Start in the lower right and pick up the pot there, then work back toward the bottom left and up to the other pot. Remember to use the R button to turn in place without walking, and the rest should be fairly straightforward.

After that, Bombing through a cracked wall, working across a room with a series of Hookshot targets, Hookshoting across a gap in a following room once the monster on the far side finally steps on the switch to raise the stake, then heading outside and Bombing through a doorway leads to another puzzle room.

A clearly outlined section of floor falls into the room below if the party and a nearby monster stand on it at the same time, allowing access to the next area. After using the Tree Key, they encounter a lone man.

As in several other places, the dialog starts a bit differently if you come here before hearing about him.

Possibly named after the San Martín (also known as São Martinho), flagship of the Spanish Armada.

Judd comes with them from this point. There's a save point just ahead, but no healing spots. A monster appears shortly after that.

A pair of Lions attack. They're fairly quick and have both a powerful single-target attack and a moderately strong multi-target attack, so watch your health.

Buffs, debuffs, and of course healing spells all come in handy. These particular Lions are also weak against ice, but resistant to water. If anyone has an instant death IP available, like the one on the Undead Ring, it's worth giving that a try, since they're not immune to it.

Continuing outside and across one last Hookshot gap, the party finds a large tree.

He starts to run off.

He does so.

The five of them warp out...

...and reappear in town. Judd looks around as though disoriented.

The verb 酔う can refer to succumbing to any sort of motion sickness in general, and also to getting drunk.

He runs off.

Guy steps forward.

So does Heidecker.

Heidecker heads into town.

Guy follows.

Guy and Heidecker have temporarily left the party, and can be found in the local pub.

Selena and Maxim won't leave town until the ship is done, so there's nothing much to do at this point but wait. Staying overnight at the inn advances time, and doing that twice is enough for Judd to finish. Several NPCs will mention that he's done, and Judd himself appears by the docks with his new ship.

Just then, Guy runs up from town.

Heidecker shortly follows.

As all information has indicated, Idura went to the Astark continent, so progress lies that way, in Narcissus. However, the Ancient Cave makes for a fascinating side trip, and as the conversation about transportation hinted at, it's worth a visit even if only to add Gruberik to the warp list.