Date/time: Mar 6, 2006 12:00 local Position at noon: 29053' S & 114041' E noon to noon: 135.0 nm Avg. speed: 6.4 kts Course bearing: 3420T Sea state & wx: E 5 kts, E seas 3 feet, mostly sunny Crew Ben & Brad Days: 21 hours from Fremantle and 1 day from family gone home Goal: to fetch Broome pick up Kevin and go to Darwin Australia To go: about 1300 miles Remarks: We had a lovely visit from the family, Alice, Chip, Jodie, Ryan & Scott. Sad to see them leave but we'll see them in August at Juneau Alaska. We also enjoyed South West Australia where the women are beautiful and the men are beer drinkers. The people are great everywhere. Ben and Brad -- 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/ Track of Idlewild across Indian Ocean: http://home.comcast.net/~scottebulger/idlewild/idlewild.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~scottebulger/idlewild/Idlewild_s_ocean.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~scottebulger/idlewild/idlewild_arrives.jpg