Date/time: May 7, 2006 12:00 local (02:00z) Position at noon: 21 45 N & 144 28 E noon to noon: 165 nm Avg. speed: 6.9 kts Miles to go 340 miles to ChiChi Jima Course bearing: 342 Sea state & wx: NE 13 to 18 kts sea 8 to 11' on the beam, cloud Crew Ben, Brad & Kevin Remarks: Wind slacked and waves got friendlier. Back to routine and watching small islands go by in the moonlight. Sea temp had been 30 or 29.5 for a long time but now suddenly 27.5, an indication of things to come. We have enjoyed a long spell of fantastic hot weather and are prepared for cooler. 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