Date/time: June 4, 2006, 12:00 local (03:00z) Position at Kushiro 42058.830'N & 144023.045'E Arrival: Kushiro 06:35 Avg. speed: 6.2 kts Miles to go: 0 miles to Kushiro Course bearing: 0000 Wx: Wind WNW, 5 to 15 kts, sunny Sea state: 3 to 4' Water temp: 8.0 0C at sea, 110C in the harbor and 1/4 mile up river Crew: Ben, Brad, Kevin & Kurt Remarks: Started to lighten up at 02:15 and sunup at 03:46. Sunset at 18:55 so we will change 4 hours when we leave Kushiro which will gain us a day and put us behind home instead of ahead. Ya, I'm not sure we understand it either. Enough wind to keep the Alberta flag flying most of the time. No doubt, this is the best crossing we've ever had. -- 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