Date/time: Apr 5, 2006 12:00 local Position at noon: 12022' S & 130042' E Avg. speed: 6.7 kts Course bearing: 3040 T Sea state & wx: 6' WSW Crew Ben, Brad, Kevin & Jim Farrell Goal: Palau in 10 days Remarks: We loved Darwin, it is a nice town of about 125,000. First was the Duck Pond of all fishermen, which we like worldwide, they are our kind of people. Then we met George LaSette of Sadgroves Quay and he offered to pull us out and clean our bottom then when he saw the shape it was in he said he would paint anti-fouling if we paid for the material. How do you beat that kind of kindness. He and his wife Penny introduced us to a lot of interesting people and we wished we had another month there. The wx is calling for some bumps the first day but Kim's instructions to us are get out, get going and don't be late to Palau for Kevin to meet her. It's always nice to get to sea again. I know we are traditionally landlubbers but once we've been in harbor a few days we always like heading out and feel those lovely swells. They are the signal that we have left our stresses behind and just have our daily watches and endless seas. It ain't for everybody, but I know we will miss it. Ben, Brad, & Kevin -- 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/ Where to follow Idlewild if you have Google Earth installed: http://tinyurl.com/ksnhg For the JPEG version: http://tinyurl.com/ovdt7 Next destination: Palau http://www.visit-palau.com/ http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/nytmaps.pl?palau