Date/time: Apr 10, 2006 12:00 local Position at noon: 00033' S & 131022' E Noon to noon: 155 nm Avg. speed: 6.5 kts Miles to go 511 nm Course bearing: 0520 T Sea state & wx: Long NNW swells, wind 0 to 15 kts in the last 24 Crew Ben, Brad, Kevin & Jim Farrell Goal: Palau in 4 days, Maybe 3 Remarks: Near the Pacific Equator. Out of Indonesia now and across to Palau. Away from the Islands we can now feel the smooth easy swells of the Pacific. Fortunately we have enough water for 2 showers a day in the hot climate. Sometimes the weather is a little warmer than comfortable but a little breeze out on the back deck gives the best climate in the world and out there at night, at sea is hillbilly heaven. Ben, Brad, Kevin & Jim -- 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