Date/time: July 15, 2006, 12:00 local (z-9) Position at noon: 58D11.739'N 136D20.827'W Noon to Noon 182 nm, 335 km. Avg. speed: 7.6 kts, 14 kph Course bearing: None, arrived Elfin Cove Sea state: Seas 4 to 6' Wx: Wind SW 5 to 10 kts (10to 20km), cloudy, Water temp: 11.0D C Crew: Ben, Brad & Kevin Remarks: Elfin Cove is a beautiful, little cove, but the people seem tired of tourists; unless you are a lodge-paying customer. We belatedly learned yesterday, that we need a permit to go into Glacier Bay; but are fortunate that the kindly people there will let us in tomorrow. We'll spend the night here at Elfin Cove, and try to soak up the fantastic beauty. Charter fishing here is the big draw. The water is much cooler in the Bay, and the old guy said it is the coldest summer in 41-years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfin_Cove,_Alaska http://www.beringsea.com/communities/index.php?community=106 -- 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