Date/time: Feb 10, 2006 12:00 local Position at noon: 32°29' S & 111°13' E noon to noon: 141.9 nm Avg. speed: 5.9 kts Course bearing: 84°T Sea state & wx: SE 31 kts, SE seas 13 feet, mostly cloudy Crew: Ben, Brad, & Kevin Days: 28 days from East London South Africa Goal: to fetch Fremantle Australia To go: GPS 231 nm with 4252 behind us since East London Remarks: Wind continues to increase and will for a bit yet. Peak gusts to 36 and seas choppy. We hope to be able to keep this heading and not have to run down wind as it will be slow getting back south again if we do. We're riding good now and all happy on board. Bacon and eggs would be nice, with a bran muffin or corn bread and percolated coffee. Our family should have landed in Melborne a few hours ago and we will see them soon. Ben, Brad, & Kevin -- Ben Gray Idlewild Custom Buehler 55 Home port: Dunvegan, Alberta http://www.idlewildexpedition.ca/ http://dieselducks.com/Idelwild.html http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/