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Idlewild 06/18/06: Getting Colder

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Mon, Jun 19, 2006 4:52 AM

Date/time:            June 18, 2006, 12:00 local (z-9)
Position at noon:    53D04'N  165D13'E
00:20 to noon:        166 nm
Avg. speed:          6.9 kts
Miles to Attu:        290 miles to Attu
Course bearing:      090D
Sea state            Swells 6 to 8'
Wx:                  Wind SSW 15 to 10 kts
Fog 22 out of 24 hours
Water temp:          6.5DC
Crew:                Ben, Brad, Kevin & Kurt
Remarks:
Getting rest after a hectic Russia.
Kurt's finger is sore but improving, he went to a doctor
friend of Alexay, and no charge.
We are back to hard butter on the counter only 4 feet from
the stove again.
It only seems like yesterday we were sweating in shorts.

Ben Gray
Idlewild
Custom Buehler 55 powered by a 55-hp Kubota
Home port: Dunvegan, Alberta
http://www.idlewildexpedition.ca
http://dieselducks.com/Idelwild.html
http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com

To follow Idlewild with Google Earth:
http://tinyurl.com/ksnhg
For the Trawler M/V JPEG version:
http://tinyurl.com/ovdt7

Date/time: June 18, 2006, 12:00 local (z-9) Position at noon: 53D04'N 165D13'E 00:20 to noon: 166 nm Avg. speed: 6.9 kts Miles to Attu: 290 miles to Attu Course bearing: 090D Sea state Swells 6 to 8' Wx: Wind SSW 15 to 10 kts Fog 22 out of 24 hours Water temp: 6.5DC Crew: Ben, Brad, Kevin & Kurt Remarks: Getting rest after a hectic Russia. Kurt's finger is sore but improving, he went to a doctor friend of Alexay, and no charge. We are back to hard butter on the counter only 4 feet from the stove again. It only seems like yesterday we were sweating in shorts. -- Ben Gray Idlewild Custom Buehler 55 powered by a 55-hp Kubota Home port: Dunvegan, Alberta http://www.idlewildexpedition.ca http://dieselducks.com/Idelwild.html http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com To follow Idlewild with Google Earth: http://tinyurl.com/ksnhg For the Trawler M/V JPEG version: http://tinyurl.com/ovdt7