Date/time: Mar 25, 2006 12:00 local Position at noon: 14002' S & 127019.3' E 02:50 to noon: 149.7 nm Avg. speed: 6.0 kts Sea state & wx: W kts, seas W feet, lots rain Crew Ben, Brad & Kevin Days: At falls Goal: Lounge at the falls and then go to Darwin Remarks: Smooth seas, then wind got up to 25 kts before rain started at 09:00 in Koolama Bay. Enter King George River at 10:45, tricky entry with changing sand bars but safe enough on a rising tide. Careful all the way up and got into too shallow a couple times but no touching. 8 miles up to falls in the most spectacular canyon we have seen yet and then the falls, now at high water are exceptional. Also several smaller falls on the way up. Cruising guide says canyon and falls are 100 meters. Anchor below falls, back about 400 meters in 27 feet. This is fantastic country. Put our feet up and wait for the rain to stop. Jim Farrell arrived in Darwin and trying to sort out cruising permits for points north and moorage. They said marinas all full because this is cyclone season but he found us a spot with the fishing boats which we like anyway. Ben, Brad, & Kevin -- 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