by lactamaeon
Note that this is a box 2 spoiler, not a box 3 spoiler.[o]
I'm not sure what the best way to get to a colony is offhand, but keep in mind that there's only one copy of the Hale (+1 hold) upgrade (at least as far as I've seen). So you need more gold, but only one upgrade action.
Also note that if someone else is going for a colony, you might be able to snipe some of their goods with a well-timed raid. Obviously this is risky![/o]
I expect that this will do better if supplemented with some combination of explores and raid/tax actions, too, to get some of the goods/money needed without paying (while also collecting glory).