Date/time: Aug 8, 2006, 12:00 local (z-8)
Position last night at Turn Bay: 50D21.118'N 125027.759'W
Position at Noon: 50D02.116'N 125D14.602'W
At Discovery Harbor Marina in Campbell River
Wx: Wind, W 5 to 10 kts (10 to 20 km)
Thick fog, rain & clouds
Crew: Ben, Brad, Kevin, Chip, Jodie, Ryan, Scott, Mikayla, & Trenton
Remarks:
Saw a large pod of Killer Whales (Orcas) at the south end of Johnstone
Strait, and watched them for 30-minutes so all the kids got a good view.
Stayed at nice, quiet Turn Bay last night, and into Campbell River today.
Not long now.
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
Date/time: Aug 8, 2006, 12:00 local (z-8)
Position last night at Turn Bay: 50D21.118'N 125027.759'W
Position at Noon: 50D02.116'N 125D14.602'W
At Discovery Harbor Marina in Campbell River
Wx: Wind, W 5 to 10 kts (10 to 20 km)
Thick fog, rain & clouds
Crew: Ben, Brad, Kevin, Chip, Jodie, Ryan, Scott, Mikayla, & Trenton
Remarks:
Saw a large pod of Killer Whales (Orcas) at the south end of Johnstone
Strait, and watched them for 30-minutes so all the kids got a good view.
Stayed at nice, quiet Turn Bay last night, and into Campbell River today.
Not long now.
--
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