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The Journal - Index All contents © Nancy Knudsen 2003   Final Journal - Starting 24th October, 2007 DAY 481 - 24TH OCTOBER, FACES OF VANUATU – MICHOUTOUCHKINE AND OTHERS DAY 491 – VANUATU TO BUNDABERG – OUR GREATEST LEG DAY 498 - 10TH NOVEMBER, 2007 – BUNDABERG – ICONIC COUNTRY TOWN DAY 503 - 15th November, 2007 – SEARCHING FOR TURTLES DAY 531 - 13TH DECEMBER, 2007 - THE END OF LONG RANGE CRUISING FOR BLACKWATTLE DAY 600 - 20TH FEBRUARY, 2008 - WAITING FOR WEATHER IN SAILORS' HELL - BLACKWATTLE DAY 611 – 2ND MARCH, 2008 - BLACKWATTLE'S RETURN TO HER HOME PORT – THE FINAL CHAPTER Journal - Starting 24th August, 2007 DAY 420 - 24th AUGUST – YACHTS AND BOXING RING SIMILARITIES DAY 422 - 26th August, 2007, ARRIVAL AT PALMERSTON DAY 428 - 1st SEPTEMBER, 2007 – MEMORIES OF PALMERSTON ATOLL DAY 431 - 4TH SEPTEMBER, 2007 - JOURNEY FROM PALMERSTON TO TONGA DAY 446 - 19th SEPTEMBER, 2007 – LOVING TONGA DAY 451 – 24TH SEPTEMBER, 2007 – TONGA TO FIJI, SURPRISE, SURPRISE... DAY 454 – 27TH SEPTEMBER, 2007 - INCIDENT IN FIJI DAY 457 – 30TH SEPTEMBER, 2007 – SO WHAT IS THE ''COCONUT MILK RUN'' DAY 465 - 8TH OCTOBER, THE SLIGHTLY SAD FACTS ABOUT FIJI DAY 476 - 19TH OCTOBER, 2007 – LAST LEG OF OUR CIRCUMNAVIGATION, READY OR NOT..... Journal - Starting 3rd August, 2007 DAY 399 - 3rd August, 2007 - COCONUT OR DEAD BODY? DAY 404 - 8TH AUGUST, 2007 - POLYNESIAN MAGIC DAY 411 - 15TH AUGUST - AWFUL AWAKENING DAY 412 - 19TH AUGUST, 2007 - THE REAL BORA BORA Journal - Starting 1st July, 2007 DAY 366 - 1st July, 2007 - TRADITIONAL MARQUESAS – ON ITS DEATHBED? DAY 377 - 12th July, 2007 – UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES DAY 383 - 18th July -PAPEETE AND HEIVA NUI DAY 390 - 25th July, 2007 – EXPLORING PAPEETE AND WINNING DANCERS DAY 396 - 31st July, 2007 – NO MORE SMOKE Journal - Starting 26th May, 2007 DAY 330 - 26th May, 2007 - SAILING HEAVEN'S BANANAS DAY 334 - 30th May, 2007 - THE VENGEANCE OF THE WEATHER GOD DAY 337 - 2nd June, 2007 - STRANGE CONVERSATIONS – AT SEA TOO LONG? DAY 341 - 6th June, 2007 - LIFE AT SEA ON A LONG VOYAGE DAY 345 - 10th June, 2007 - THE ARRIVAL OF JANE FONDA AND SEARCHING FOR GREMLINS DAY 350 - 15th June, 2007 – NOW I'VE JUST REALISED........APPROACHING MARQUESAS SANS ENGINE.... DAY 351 - 16th June, 2007 - BLACKWATTLE SAFE IN NUKU HIVA DAY 362 (almost a year since leaving Turkey!) - 27th June, 2007 - SO YOU THINK WE ARE LUCKY? Journal - Starting 8th April, 2007 DAY 282, Sunday 8th April, 2007 - A WIND A WIND WHERE WHERE A WIND DAY 290, Mon 16th April, 2007 – ESCAPING THE CITY, SITTING IN THE DOLDRUMS DAY 291, Tue 17th April, 2007 – TURNING TURTLE WHEN YOU'RE NOT ONE DAY 296, Sun 22nd April, 2007 – WANDERING THE ANCHORAGES OF LAS PERLAS DAY 300, Thu 26th April, 2007 – CAUGHT IN THE ITCZ DAY 301, Sat 27th April, 2007 – THE TOUGH GUY DAY 302 Sat 28th April, 2007 - FINALLY OUT OF THE DOLDRUMS DAY 307, THURSDAY 3rd MAY, 2007 – CROSSING THE EQUATOR - OF WHALES AND OTHER STRANGE VISITORS DAY 312, TUESDAY 8TH MAY, 2007 - NEVER MIND THE ANIMALS, WHAT'S GALAPAGOS REALLY LIKE? DAY 319 – TUESDAY 15TH MAY 2007 – THE STRANGE REALITY OF GALAPAGOS DAY 325, MONDAY 21ST MAY 2007 – THE SECOND WORST DAY OF OUR JOURNEY (DAY 244 of the trip from Australia to the Mediterranean is still the worst) Journal - Starting 21st February, 2007 DAY 236 - 21st February, 2007 – BONAIRE AND CARNIVAL! DAY 241 - 26th February, 2007 – HEADING FOR COLOMBIA DAY 248 – 5th March, 2007 – DISCOVERING THE GENTLE SIDE OF COLOMBIA DAY 254- 11th March -  CARTAGENA THE UNEXPECTED DAY 254 - 11th March, 2007 – GOODBYE CARTAGENA DAY 260 - 17th March, 2007 – HELLO SAN BLAS ISLANDS Journal - Starting 29th December, 2006 DAY 182 - 29th December, 2006 – CARIBBEAN RICHES DAY 190 - 6th January, 2007 – TRYING TO LEAVE THE MARINA DAY 196 - 12th January, 2007 – DISCOVERING HEAVEN – AND THEN THE DEVIL DAY 198, 14th January, 2007, THE COAST OF ST LUCIA AND THE PITONS DAY 205, 21st January - BEQUIA, MECCA FOR YACHTIES – WE SEE A STAR! DAY 208, 24th January, 2007 - TOBAGO CAYS – WINDWARDS ANSWER TO THE GREAT BARRIER REEF DAY 214 30th January, 2007 – GOODBYE TO THE WINDWARDS – HELLO GREEN FLASHES! DAY 215 - 31st January, 2007 – FINDING TRINIDAD DAY 216 - 1st February, 2007 – EXPLORING – RAINFOREST AND CARNIVAL PREPARATIONS DAY 223 - 8th Feb, 2007 – DECISIONS, DECISIONS DAY 226, 11th Feb; - PORLAMAR, ISLAND OF MARGARITA, VENEZUELA DAY 227, 12th February, 2007 – PORTRAIT OF A VENEZUELAN DAY 228, 13th February, 2007 – WANTED, A ‘MAN OVERBOARD COURSE’ DAY 229 - 14th February, 2007 - IN THE ATOLLS OF VENEZUELA DAY 230 - 15th February, 2007 – WESTWARD IN THE CORAL ATOLLS DAY 231 - 16th February, 2007 – SHSHSHSH! Journal - Starting 26th November, 2006 DAY 149 - 26th November, 2006 – Departure of Blackwattle in the ARC DAY 151 - 28th November, 2006 – WILD AND WONDERFUL IN THE ATLANTIC DAY 152 - 29th November, 2006 – WHAT’S BEST – AN ARC BOAT OR A FISHING BOAT? DAY 152 – 29th November, 2006, THE DREAM DAY 153 – 30th November, 2006 – OFF TO BRAZIL? DAY 154 – 1st December, 2006 – HOW TO PEE IN A ROUGH SEA, FOR GIRLS EYES ONLY…. DAY 155 - 2nd December, 2006 – YACHT IN TROUBLE Day 159 – 6th December, 2006 – TAKING THE MAIN DOWN IN 40 KNOTS DAY 161 – 8th December, 2006 – VISITING WILDLIFE DAY 162 - 9th December, 2006 –  BLISS AT LAST DAY 163, 10th December, 2006 – PAN PAN MARY CONSTANCE DAY 164 - 11th December, 2006 – THE CATASTROPHE TALLY DAY 165 - 12th December, 2006 – THE EIGHT DAY PROBLEM DAY 167 - 14th December, 2006 – MARY CONSTANCE – THE NEXT SHROUD PARTS! Day 169 - 16th December, 2006 – SWEDEN TO THE RESCUE DAY 170 – 17th December, - ALBATROSSES ARE FOR LUCK DAY 172 – 19th December, 2006 – WE CAN SEE LITTLE LIGHTS! DAY 173 - 20th December, 2006 – ARRIVING ST LUCIA DAY 174 – 21st December, 2006 – THE FINAL NIGHT OF THE ARC Journal - 2nd September - 24th November , 2006 DAY 64, 2nd September, 2006 – ARRIVAL INTO GIBRALTAR DAY 75, 13th September 2006: IN THE MARINA… EXPLORING GIBRALTAR…BY GONDOLA TO THE TOP OF THE ROCK DAY 76 – 14th September, 2006: - PLANNING TO SAIL THE STRAITS OF GIBRALTAR DAY 86, Sunday 24th September, 2006: GIBRALTAR STILL AND STILL AND STILL DAY 88 - 26th September, 2006 – GOODBYE MED - HELLO ATLANTIC DAY 90 - 28th September, 2006 – TOO MANY HEADWINDS, AND A CHANGE OF HEART DAY 93 - 1st October, 2006 – SAILING BLISS AND ARRIVAL CANARIES DAY 102: 10th October, 2006 - THE ISLAND OF GRACIOSA DAY 116, 24th October, 2006 – WAITING FOR GODOT DAY 116 - 24th October, 2006 – STIR CRAZY ON THE ISLAND OF VOLCANOES DAY 117 - 25th October, 2006 - THIS ISLAND IS THE PITS! - THE ISLAND COMMUNITY DAY 120 - 28th October, 2006 – THE BLOW DAY 141 - 18th November, 2006 - Seeing Gran Canaria DAY 145 - 22nd November, 2006 - The Atlantic Hitchhiker DAY 147, 24th November, 2006 - The ARC Countdown...  Journal Entry No. 2 - entered 10 September, 2006 DAY 25, 25th July, 2006 –DRIFTING WEST FROM CRETE AND BOUTS OF SCURVY DAY 26: 26th July, 2006 - LIFE ON BOARD.. SHIP CONVERSATIONS.. DAY 27: 27th July, 2006: WHERE HAVE ALL THE MED BIRDS GONE? – GOODBYE AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH DAY 28, 28th July, 2006 ARRIVAL MALTA..LEAKING FUEL TANKS AND SHORTING ELECTRICITY DAY 32, 1st August, 2006 – ROCK WALLS AND HONKY TONK BUSES…BIRTHDAYS AND YACHT CLUBS DAY 43 12th August, 2006 – SUNSHINE ROSIE AND THE FESTA OF ST LAURENCE… TRAMPLING WORKMEN AND POLLUTED SUNSETS NOTES FOR CRUISERS ON MALTA DAY 47, 16th August, 2006: LEAVING MALTA – CHANGING PLANS AND SEASICKNESS, MAYDAYS AND LAMPEDUSA! DAY 48, 17th August, 2006, LAMPEDUSA HEAVEN AND REFUGEES DAY 50, 19th August, 2006: WELCOME TO MONASTIR TUNISIA – BICYCLE EXPLORING DAY 51, 20th August, 2006: EXPLORING INLAND TUNISIA – COLOSSEUMS AND MOSAIC VILLAS..PRICKLY PEAR HEDGES AND ROMAN ENVIRONMENT DESTRUCTION DAY 52, 21st August, 2006: THE BIRTHDAY… FACES OF TUNISIA NOTES FOR CRUISERS ON TUNISIA DAY 54, 23rd August, 2006: NORMAL LAST MINUTE PANIC – UP THE TUNISIAN COAST..EASY RIDES AND RUNNING FROM THUNDER.. HEADING FOR THE MINORCA DAY 55, 24th August, 2006: BIG SHIPS SMALL SHIPS AND FISHING NETS DAY 56, 25th August, 2006: A WILD NIGHT, ANOTHER CHANGE OF PLAN DAY 57, 26th August, 2006: BLISS ON THE ALGERIAN COASTLINE DAY 58, 27th August, 2006: SHIPS SHIPS SHIPS DAY 59, 28th August, 2006: DECISION TIME – BALEARICS OR KEEP SAILING? Day 60, 29th August, DRIFTING TO GIBRALTAR DAY 61, 30th August, THE SLEIGH RIDE – NEARLY TO GIBRALTAR – SAILING IN STEADY 40 KNOTS DAY 62, 31st August, 2006 JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE GAME PLAN….BECALMED IN FOUR METRE SEAS DAY 63, 1st September: THERE’S NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN THROW AT US – OH NO? OF FOGS AND CURRENTS Journal Entry No. 1 - entered 12 August, 2006 DAY -3: WEDNESDAY 28TH JUNE, 2006 – FINAL PREPARATIONS DAY 3: TUESDAY 3RD JULY, 2006 – AYVALIK TO MYTILENE, OUR FIRST GREEK ISLAND DAY 4: 4TH JULY, 2006 – LESVOS: HILL-CLIMBING BOATS AND FRIENDLY PELICANS DAY 6, 6TH JULY, 2006 – LESVOS: OF GALES AND LOOS AND ‘TED’S GOING BACK TO ISTANBUL’ DAY 9 – 9TH JULY, 2006 – LESVOS TO MYKONOS: THE ELEGANCE OF DAY SAILING DAY 11 – 11TH JULY, 2006: - MYKONOS: TARTY OLD LADIES AND MORE GALES DAY 13 – 13TH JULY, 2006 - LEAVING MYKONOS: THE NEW PLAN: DAY 15 – 15TH JULY, 2006 - ISLAND OF PAROS AND A PERFECT ANCHORAGE DAY 17 – 17TH JULY, 2006 – NOUASSA, PAROS: FINDING THE POST OFFICE DAY 16 – 16TH JULY, 2006: FAROS, ISLAND OF SIFNOS: DASHED HOPES DAY 18 – 18TH JULY, 2006 – SIFNOS TO CRETE – FIRST OVERNIGHT SAIL DAY 22 – 22ND JULY, 2006 – XANIA, CRETE – SHOP TILL YOU DROP AND MOUNTAIN GOAT WORLD   Journal Entry No. 26 - entered 22 November, 2005 DAY 834 - SUNDAY 26TH JUNE, 2005 – FORGOTTEN HOW TO SAIL? DAY 844 - 6th JULY, 2005 – FINIKE MARINA FOR THE LAST TIME DAY 845 - 7TH JULY, 2005 – ON THE WATER AGAIN….. DAY 854 - 16TH JULY, 2005 – KAS AND ANOTHER LESSON DAY 863 - 25TH JULY, 2005 – CMAP SO ACCURATE!! DAY 864 - 26th JULY, 2005   SUPERWOMAN, AND WHAT TED NOBBS NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND DAY 868 - 30TH JULY, 2005 – MED MOORING?  NOT ON YOU LIFE!  NOT US! DAY 886 - 17TH AUGUST:  ANCHORING ANCHORING ANCHORING DAY 899 - 30th AUGUST, 2005 – MED MOORING, WHAT A CINCH! DAY 917 - 17th SEPTEMBER, 2005 – ARRIVAL AYVALIK DAY 925 - 25th SEPTEMBER, 2005 – SUMMARY OF ANCHORAGES AND MARINAS DAY 926, 26TH SEPTEMBER, 2005 – PUTTING THE BOAT TO SLEEP, BUT  – NOW WHAT? Journal Entry No. 25 - entered 14th June, 2005 As mentioned in my last entry, this journal is meant as a sailing journal, and due to our temporary residence in Istanbul, there’s no sailing at the moment. For cohesiveness on the web page, however, I am bridging the gap with information from my diary. The sailing story will resume when we next set off across the Mediterranean in Blackwattle. JANUARY, 2005 - THE REFUGEE SCHOOL OF ISTANBUL FEBRUARY, 2005 - LIVING WITH SNOW MARCH, 2005 - CHECKING ON BLACKWATTLE LIFE IN ISTANBUL MARCH, 2005 - SPRING AND OTHER MORE UNEXPECTED CHANGES APRIL, 2005 - LOOK BACK ON WINTER MAY, 2005 - THE VISIT OF THE EX-PAT……… MAY, 2005 - SPRINGTIME WALKING IN ISTANBUL – AND HEADSCARF CONVERSATIONS JUNE, 2005 – SUMMER SUMMER SUMMER Journal Entry No. 24 - entered 21st January, 2005 This journal is meant as a sailing journal, and due to our temporary residence in Istanbul, there’s no sailing at the moment. For cohesiveness on the web page, however, I am bridging the gap with information from my diary. The sailing story will resume when we next set off across the Mediterranean in Blackwattle. Journal Entry No. 23 - entered 11th October, 2004 DAY 488, 15th July 2004 - THE DILEMMA OF CRUISING - TOO MUCH LEISURE? DAY 489, 16th July 2004 - STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS WITH BLACKWATTLE DAY 490, 17th July 2004 - AND OUT OF LEFT FIELD - AN END TO CRUISING? DAY 498, 25th July 2004 - FROM CRUISING TO ACADEMIA WITH A NEW LIFE IN ISTANBUL? DAY 519, 15th August 2004 - BACK TO THE MUNDANE - YET MORE BOAT PROBLEMS DAY 522, 18th August, 2004 - MARKET DAY IN FINIKE, AND TURKS WE HAVE MET DAY 523, 19th August, 2004 - A RIDE ON A DOLMUS - BUS DAY 524, 20th August, 2004 - THE COUNTDOWN DAY 525, 21st August, 2004 - ROB STARKEY’S HOLIDAY WITH A DIFFERENCE DAY 543, 8th September, 2004 - THE HOLIDAY THAT NEVER WAS -(VISIT OF ROB AND DONNA) DAY 555, 20th September, 2004 - LAST DAYS ON THE BOAT - FAREWELL TO CRUISING, HELLO ISTANBUL DAY 565, 30th September, 2004 - STILL ON TENTERHOOKS - OPENING THE BOX OF CHOCOLATES. Journal Entry No. 22 - entered 3rd August, 2004 DAY 457, 14th June, 2004 – THE GRAND PLAN FOR CRUISING THE MED DAY 460, 17th June, 2004 - THE FIRST TASTE DAY 462, 19th June, 2004 – MEETING THE GULETS (HEAD ON?) DAY 467, 24th June, 2004 – TED I’M HITTING THE ROCKS DAY 468, 25th June, 2004 – THE HYPNOSIS BEGINS DAY 471, 28th June, 2004 - THE COLLAPSING OF THE GRAND PLAN DAY 487, 14th July, 2004 – SHORT VISIT, GREAT MEMORIES – OF THINGS THAT STING AND TURKISH UNIVERSITIES Journal Entry No. 21 - entered 1st July, 2004 DAY 438, 26th May, 2004 – THE MED AT LAST – PORT SAID TO ASHKELON, ISRAEL DAY 439, 27th May, 2004 – ARRIVAL INTO ISRAEL DAY 441, 29th May, 2004 – INTRODUCTION TO ISRAEL DAY 444, 1st June, 2004 – THE PALESTINIANS OF BETHLEHEM DAY 445, 2nd June, 2004 – THE MAGIC OF OLD JERUSALEM BUT WITH GUNS DAY 447, 4th June, 2004 - THE UNEXPECTED BEAUTY OF THE DEAD SEA DAY 449, 6th June, 2004 – FROM ASHKELON TO THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF HERZLIYAH DAY 453, 10th June, 2004 - GOODBYE ISRAEL……….. SAILING TO TURKEY DAY 457, 14th June, 2004 – ARRIVAL INTO TURKEY DAY 459, 16th June, 2004 – TO CONTINUE THE JOURNAL? THAT IS THE QUESTION. VALE RED SEA, AND “THE RED SEA NET” Journal Entry No. 20 - entered 6th June, 2004 DAY 414, 2nd May, 2004 - AT LEISURE IN FANTASY LAND - HURGHADA DAY 416, 4th May, 2004 - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING IMPORTANT - STILL IN HURGHADA DAY 422, 10th May, 2004 - WEATHER WINDOW WHEN? DAY 429, 17th May, 2004 - HEADING FOR THE GULF OF SUEZ - ENDEAVOUR HARBOUR DAY 430, 18th May, 2004 - PRESSING FORWARD - EL TUR DAY 431, 19th May, 2004 - THE 40 KNOT STING IN THE TAIL - EL TUR TO SUEZ DAY 432, 20th May, 2004 - ARRIVAL AT PORT SUEZ DAY 433, 21st May, 2004 - EXPLORING SUEZ DAY 434, 22nd May, 2004 - FIRST HALF OF SUEZ CANAL - TO ISMIALIA DAY 436, 24th May, 2004 - WONDERFUL TOWN ISMIALIA DAY 437, 25th May, 2004 - SECOND HALF SUEZ CANAL - TO PORT SAID AND THE MEDITERRANEAN Journal Entry No. 19 - entered 13th May, 2004 DAY 390, 8th April, 2004 - STRANDED IN - PARADISE OR HELL? (MARSA EL MAROB DAY 392, 10th April, 2004 - FINALLY A SMALL HOP NORTH (MARSA UMBEILA) DAY 394, 12th April, 2004 - STIR CRAZY! DAY 395, 13th April, 2004 - FINALLY A LEAP NORTH - BEING ENTERTAINED BY THE VHF DAY 396, 14th April, 2004 - TOO LONG IN THE RED SEA - NIGHT THOUGHTS DAY 397, 15th April, 2004 - ARRIVAL INTO THE FIRST EGYPTIAN BAY (SHARM LULI) DAY 400, 18th April, 2004 -  SUPPLIES RUNNING DOWN - CELEBRATING ANYWAY DAY 401, 19th April, 2004 - DISCOVERING THE DILEMMA OF CRUISING THE EGYPTIAN COAST (MARSA ALAM) DAY 402, 20th April, 2004 - STRUGGLING ON  - PORT GHALIB DAY 405, 23rd April, 2004 - THE CLEAR PROBLEM WITH CRUISING EGYPT'S RED SEA COAST: DAY 406, 25th April, 2004 - BLACKWATTLE'S BLACKEST PERFORMANCE - LIMPING TO SHELTER DAY 409, 27th April, 2004 - HEROES TO THE RESCUE, ARRIVAL AT THE TOP OF THE RED SEA! Journal Entry No. 18 - entered 3rd May, 2004 BECOMING TLDC'S (TRUE LONG DISTANCE CRUISERS) DAY 373, 22nd March, 2004 - THE SHUBUK CHANNEL TO SUAKIN DAY 374, 23rd March, 2004 - THE MAGIC OF SUAKIN. DAY 376, 25th March, 2004 - STRUGGLING NORTH - MARSA(INLET) FIJAB DAY 377, 26th March, 2004 - MEETING WITH SHARIF DAY 380, 29th March, 2004 - NORTH AGAINST THE WIND,KHOR SHINAB, AS GOOD AS IT GETS DAY 384, 2nd April, 2004 - TOO FAST TOO FAST - THE MAGIC OF THE SUDAN DAY 389, 7th April, 2004 - WEATHER WINDOW CLOSED - HOLED UP IN BLACKWATTLE Journal Entry No. 17 - entered 5th April, 2004 DAY 353, 2nd March, 2004 - ANFILE BAY TO MASSAWA, ERITREA DAY 355, 4th March, 2004 - DISCOVERING MASSAWA DAY 358, 7th March, 2004 - ASMARA, AN ITALIAN EXPERIENCE Day 359, 8th March, 2004 - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, ERITREAN STYLE DAY 364, 13th March, 2004 - TRAPPED IN ERITREA DAY 366, 16th March, 2004 - A STRANGE ANNIVERSARY DAY 368, 17th March, 2004 - AWAY FROM MASSAWA DAY 372, 21st March, 2004 - STRUGGLING NORTH DAY 373, 22nd March, 2004 - TO THE SUDAN Owing to many requests, some more strident than others, that we change the format of the journal, from THIS POINT ONWARDS, the DAY ORDER within each journal entry will read chronologically. Hopefully this will make it easier to read, and less work to print in the correct sequence Journal Entry No. 16 - entered 8th March, 2004 - NEW PHOTOS DAY 351 - 29th February, 2004 – ANFILE BAY DAY 349 - 27th February, 2004 – THE SECOND MAYDAY, AND PASSAGE INTO THE RED SEA DAY 348 - 26th February, 2004 – ON TOWARDS THE RED SEA DAY 347 – 25th February, 2004 – THE COALITION FORCE AND US, THEN THROUGH THE ZONE DAY 346 – 24th February, 2004 – THE FIRST MAYDAY DAY 345 – 23rd February, 2004 – BECALMED IN SPACE, AND THE COALITION WARSHIPS DAY 344 - 22nd February, 2004 – MORE BAD LUCK DAY 343 - Saturday 21st February, 2004 – FROM SALALAH SETTING OUT FOR THE PIRATE ZONE – NOT A GOOD START DAY 341 – 19th February, 2004 – PLANNING THE CONVOYS DAY 335 - 13th February, 2004 - DELAYED DAY 332 - 10th February, 2004 – SALALAH AND ITS WOMEN DAY 330 - 8th February, 2004 – ARRIVAL IN SALALAH Journal Entry No. 15 - entered 20 February, 2004 - NEW PHOTOS DAY 329 - 7th February, 2004 – BACK IN HEAVEN AND THE RED SEA NET DAY 326 - 4th February, 2004 – WILD LIFE DAY 325 - 3rd February, 2004 – BRUISING AND BURNING DAY 324 - 2nd February, 2003 – A PASTIME FOR MASOCHISTS DAY 323 - 1st February, 2004 – WHY DID WE EVER LEAVE HOME? DAY 321 - 30th January, 2004 – NO PAINTED OCEAN DAY 317 - 26th January, 2004 – UP AND AWAY – DEPARTURE FROM COCHIN DAY 315 - 24th January, 2004 – TWO SLEEPS TO GO DAY 314 - 23rd January, 2004 – THE LAST DAYS IN COCHIN DAY 305 - 14th January, 2004 – EXPLORING THE BACKWATERS Journal Entry No. 14 - entered 13 January, 2004 - NEW PHOTOS DAY 298, 7th January, 2004 – THE IDIOSYNCRACIES OF TED NOBBS DAY 292, 1st January, 2004 – THE BIG PARADE OF THE YEAR DAY 291, 31st December, 2003 - NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATIONS – BURN, SANTA BURN! DAY 285, 25th December, 2003 – CHRISTMAS DAY 281, 21st December, 2003 - ENJOYING COCHIN DAY 278, 18th December, 2003 - VERY VERY THIN WATER – GETTING TO THE ANCHORAGE ARRIVAL FORMALITIES INTO INDIA DAY 277, 17th December, 2003 - THE SPANISH ARMADA DAY 276, 16th December, 2003 – AMID THE FISHING BOATS – AND NETS DAY 275, 15th December, 2003 - PIRATES OR PARANOIA? DAY 274, 14th December, 2003 - NANCY’S GOING HOME DAY 273, 13th December, 2003 - LADIES GENTLEMEN AND TRAMPS, TO WINDWARD HO! DAY 271, 11th December, 2003 - HEADING FOR - WHERE? Journal Entry No. 13 - entered 21 December, 2003 - NEW PHOTOS DAY 270, 10th December, 2003 - DEPARTURE FROM MALE DAY 265, 5th December, 2003 - THE WORKING ARCHITECT DAY 260, 30th November, 2003 - DISCOVERING MALE DAY 255, 25th November, 2003 - ARRIVAL INTO MALE - CATCHING THE FERRY IF YOU CAN DAY 252, 22nd November, 2003 - FLYING FISH OLYMPICS DAY 248, 18th November, 2003 - THE AFTERMATH OF DAY 244, DEPARTURE FROM ADDU ATOLL Journal Entry No. 12 - entered 19 November, 2003 - NEW PHOTOS DAY 244, 14th November, 2003 - THE NIGHT WE HAD TO HAVE..... DAY 240, 10th November, 2003 - SOMEONE MUST BE LOOKING AFTER US DAY 237, 7th November, 2003 - ARRIVAL AT ADDU ATOLL, MALDIVES DAY 235, 5th November, 2003 - TRAVELLING NORTH DAY 233, 3rd November, 2003 - DECISION TIME DAY 232, 2nd November, 2003 - CAUGHT IN THE DOLDRUMS DAY 230, 31st October, 2003 - PLAYING DODGEMS WITH WINNERS DAY 228, 29th October, 2003 - THE TROPICAL STORMS BEGIN DAY 227, 28th October, 2003 - DOLDRUMS - TO BE OR NOT TO BE DAY 225, 26th October, 2003 - FLYING FISH SUPER FISH Journal Entry No. 11 - entered 4 November, 2003 DAY 223, 24th October, 2003 - THE MISSING CHART DAY 222, 23rd October, 2003 - DEPARTURE FOR CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO DAY 220, 21st October, 2003 - THE STORY OF BOB AND 'TASNEEM' DAY 219, 19th October, 2003 THE NITTY GRITTY DAY 218, 18th October, 2003 - THE WEDDING - NEW PHOTOS ADDED 4/11/03 DAY 213, 14th October, 2003 - COCOS AND WHAT A WELCOME DAY 210, 11th October, 2003 - MISERABLE SAILING DAY 207, 8th October, 2003 - SMALLISH REPORT DAY 206, 7th October, 2003 - AWAY FROM CHRISTMAS WITH THE NODDIES Journal Entry No. 10 - entered 7 October, 2003 - NEW PHOTOS ADDED 4/11/03 DAY 205, 6th October, 2003 - 'BLACKWATTLE' STAR OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND FESTIVITIES - ON TO COCOS KEELING DAY 204, 5th October, 2003 - GALAPAGOS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN DAY 201, 2nd October, 2003 - GETTING TO KNOW YOU DAY 200, 1st October, 2003 - HELLO CHRISTMAS ISLAND Day 199, 30th September, 2003 - GOING TOO FAST DAY 197, 28th September, 2003 - SAILING IN GARBAGE DAY 196, 27th September, 2003 - AT NIGHT ON WATCH - FISHING BOATS, FLYING FISH AND DANCING GREEN DOLPHINS DAY 194, 25th September, 2003 - ARE YOU EVER SCARED MUM? DAY 193, 24th September, 2003 - SAILING OVER THE JAVA TRENCH Journal Entry No. 9 - entered 26 September, 2003 - NEW PHOTOS ADDED 5/10/03 DAY 192, Tuesday 23rd September, 2003 - HEADING TO CHRISTMAS ISLAND DAY 189, 20th September, 2003 - ARRIVAL INTO ASHMORE REEF - S12.13.24 E123.00.48 Day 188, 19th September - LIFE ON BOARD - S12.30.32 E123.12.46 Day 187, 18th September, 2003 - THE BIRD WHO VISITS - S12.37.33 S124.39.04 DAY 185, 16th September, 2003 - GOING NOWHERE BUT WHO CARES - S12.41.12 E127.15.50 DAY 183, 14th September, 2003 - ON THE NOSE AND GETTING NOWHERE - S12.29.75, E128.50.67 DAY 182, 13th September, 2003 - WESTWARD FROM DARWIN DAY 181, 12th September, 2003 - NANCY'S FUNNY SMILE CAUSES MORE DELAYS IN DARWIN Journal Entry No. 8 - entered 8 September, 2003 - NEW PHOTO ADDED 5/10/03 PEOPLE NEWS IN DARWIN. DAY 171, 2nd September, 2003 - FINALLY THE COUNTDOWN, OPEN SEAS SOON? DAY 168, 30th August, 2003 - MORE AND MORE AND MORE DARWIN DAY 146, 8th August, 2003 - DARWIN ? O NO! NOT MORE DARWIN! DAY 140, 2nd August, 2003 - DARWIN SYDNEY DARWIN A LIGHTNING FLASH Day 132, 25th July, 2003 - HELLO DARWIN! Journal Entry No. 7 - entered 27 July, 2003 - NEW PHOTO ADDED 5/10/03 DAY 125, 18th July, 2003 - PORT ESSINGTON TO DARWIN DAY 121, 14th July, 2003 - PORT ESSINGTON DAY 119, 12th July, 2003 - WESSELL ISLANDS TO PORT ESSINGTON DAY 117, 10th July, 2003 - BAMAGA TO WESSELL ISLANDS DAY 112, 5th July, 2003 - BAMAGA (SEISIA VILLAGE) DAY 108, 1st July, 2003 - POSSESSION ISLAND Journal Entry No. 6 - entered 7 July, 2003 - NEW PHOTOS ADDED 5/10/03 DAY 108, 30th June, 2003 - TED NOBBS TEACHING METHODS, AND ROUNDING THE TIP OF CAPE YORK! DAY 107, 29th June, 2003 - BUSHY ISLAND TO ESCAPE RIVER - away from the atolls DAY 106, 28th June, 2003 - MARGARET BAY TO BUSHY ISLAND - a miserable anchorage DAY 104, 27th June, 2003 - PORTLAND ROADS TO MARGARET BAY DAY 103, 26th June, 2003 - PORTLAND ROADS DAY 102, 25th June, 2003 - MORRIS ISLE TO PORTLAND ROADS DAY 101, 24th June, 2003 - STANLEY ISLAND TO MORRIS ISLE- Dr Zeuss comes to life! DAY 100, 23rd June, 2003 - NINIAN BAY TO STANLEY ISLAND - in the Flinders Group DAY 99, 22nd June, 2003 - LIZARD ISLAND TO NINIAN BAY - into the wilderness.... DOWNLOAD JOURNALS 1 - 5 (Zip file containing 5 PDFs - 367KB)