Date/time: May 11, 2006 12:00 local (02:00z) Position at noon: 27 05.904 N & 142 12.002 E noon to noon: 33 nm Avg. speed: 6.5 kts Sea state & wx: ENE 8 to 15 kts sea 4 to 6' on the beam, cloud Crew Ben, Brad & Kevin Remarks: Chichi Jima is a lovely small Island with about 2100 people, no air service except seaplane for emergency. Weekly ferry service to Tokyo. Customs and Coast Guard make Guatemala seem like a breeze. We also had forms from Harbor Control, Quarantine, Immigration & Police. The Coast Guard really didn't want us to go to Tokyo, he said it is too crowded for us with thousands of ships and we would need 1 months training to go there. I didn't tell him that that was part of the reason we wanted to go there, because it is renowned for being formidable especially if there is haze or fog which is prevalent this time of year. We aren't trying to take the easy route around the world. And besides Tokyo is a fantastic big interesting and historic city. I have flown previously 3 times around the world and the only city common to all trips was Tokyo which will have changed considerably since my first trip there in 1961, 45 years ago. Anyway quiet persistence is the key and it looks like we are OK to go now. We'll go in 3 days weather permitting. We've been lucky so far. 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 ChiChi Jima: http://members.tripod.com/~John_Wick/index-3.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichi-jima