Date/time: Aug 4, 2006, 12:00 local (z-8) Position at Mackenzie Cairn: 52D22.641'N 127D28.258'W Position last night at a nice Cove inside of Stokes Island: 52D12.104'N 127D51.807'W Noon today: 51D55'N 127D55'W Wx: Wind W, 5 to 15 kts (10to 30km), sunny Crew: Ben, Brad, Kevin, Chip, Jodie, Ryan, Scott, Mikayla & Trenton Remarks: Saw a deer coming out of Shearwater. Saw thee wolves yesterday walking casually along the beach. We saw a whale yesterday and several today. Yesterday we went up Dean Channel to the Mackenzie Cairn, which was put up where Mackenzie had written on the rocks when he was here 213 years ago. I have read about his trip here, and he and his crew were extremely tough, capable, and brave. They well deserve the recognition they got. We could still see remnants of the original paint. Today is the first time we have had a full day of sunshine since Tokyo. It is a lovely day with fantastic scenery. -- 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