Date/time: July 16, 2006, 12:00 local (z-9) Position at noon: 58D39'N 136D16'W Elfin Cove to Noon 43 nm, 80 km. Avg. speed: 6.6 kts, 12 kph Course bearing: None stated Sea state: Seas calm Wx: Wind SW 0 to 5 kts (0to 10km), cloudy Water temp: 11.0D C Crew: Ben, Brad & Kevin Remarks: Leave Elfin Cove at 03:30, arrive Glacier Bay Parks office at 08:00 after seeing the best view ever of whales. About 10 were busily feeding, so lots of action. We required orientation at the Parks office, and are now heading up the bay. -- 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