Date/time: Feb 1, 2006 12:00 local Position at noon: 34°25' S & 082°11' E noon to noon: 160.0 nm Avg. speed: 6.6 kts Course bearing: 80°T Sea state & wx: E 12 kts, NE 7 feet, sunny periods & some cloud Crew: Ben, Brad, & Kevin Days: 19 days from East London South Africa Goal: to fetch Fremantle Australia To go: about 1800 nm Remarks: We got the hot plate fixed. We don't eat fancy but it is good and healthy. After a week we are out of bread and eggs etc. but have a satisfactory supply of frozen meat, canned food etc. We dream of home cooking because Alice is such a good cook. We all like a fairly simple diet and my dreams of eating out go back to Mah's Restaraunt in Fort Chipewyen. The food is superb and the entertainment is tops. The locals play my kind of Country Music on the Juke Box and I don't want to leave. I'll be back. What is a good country music station in Perth? 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/