Hello All - We've been voyaging towards you for some time now - our dingy is attached behind the Yankee Girl, skippered by Gerry Spiess, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, and thank goodness, he's a great sailor. Elsewise, we'd still be becalmed in the Sarsassago Sea (or where-ever that was.) But about a month ago, we found the Gulf Stream, and since then we've been averaging 84 miles per day! (Plus, the Atlantic has been fairly kind to us; the boats are still bobbing along over the waves, and have only been under them twice. Which is when I learned the value of knowing the Australian Crawl, over the breast stroke.) In 1979, it took the Great Sailor 3 months to sail from the US to Falmouth in his home-made boat, which was only 10 feet long!! (It is a sailing boat, but has a 4hp motor, just in case.) And nowhere is it mentioned that there was another small boat trailing behind, with a lady, a lute, and 2 singing Keeshonds - but we're definitely there. (In reality, I'm reading his book one chapter at a time - and we really are living his experiences.) Gerry said he had a "friend" along, who kept his spirits up, and helped point out little things needing to be done, such as closing the hatch! He must have been referring to moi. He just didn't mention the lute, and the dogs, as he didn't wish to visit the Bodmin facilities upon his arrival. My goodness, the dogs are WONDERFUL when the cold fogs snake into your bones, and they're not so bad when you want a lively sea chanty. At the pace we're going, they'll be well-rehearsed before we arrive. Speaking of that, what might be the signals, or lights, to distinguish Godreavy Lighthouse from other dangerous places? We'll be thrilled to have anything to eat, other than Dinty Moore beef stew. Gerry bought 12 cans just before we left, and it gets a bit 'thin' after 70 days. Biscuits, splits, or scones would be a treat!! The girls and I were careful to insert some rare delicacies into balloons, which are gaily trailing after our boat; by the time we arrive, it should be a perfect trifle!! See you soon, Julia M. (PS - should no one remember, the girls have 'double coats' of fur - they were originally canal-boat dogs in Holland, and also farm dogs. I believe the German name is Spitzhund??) West Briton Transcriptions, 1836-1856 at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wbritonad St. Austell Area History and Genealogy at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~staustell