It's still been pretty foggy and gray out here but we've been able to make good progress with 15 knots of wind from the west. Both the air and sea temperatures have dropped a few more degrees and this morning we pretty much sailed right over Point Nemo, which is known for being the point of ocean furthest from any land. You really could say that I'll be spending Christmas in the middle of nowhere!
With pretty steady conditions and a reasonable forecast for the next few days I took the Christmas decorations in the cabin to the next level, there's now tinsel and little bauble-balls everywhere swinging in time to Ella's Pink Lady's motion.
Well that's it from me as it's getting late and I'd better get going to bed or Santa might catch me awake, I really hope he can find me out here!
Till tomorrow!
Jesse
Thursday, December 24, 2009
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Merry Christmas
Looks like I am the first to wish you on the 25th December.
I have been following your journey since the start but more closely since my holidays started after I finished school.
This is my first comment but I will post more during the voyage.
Good Luck
Arun:)
God bless and keep you safe and happy in your "own little world". Santa will find you, he always does...maybe he'll bring you some sunshine and a nice fish!! Cheers and onwards towards 2010!! Merry Christmas Jessica from Canada.
Merry Christmas Jessica!
Jesse,
It has been so long since i have written. I kind of hope you aren't able to read enough of the comments to have noticed :)
20 days to the cape, that's awesome! I've had a really bad cold and just haven't been keeping up. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas! I'll be spending mine with my mother, brother, and grandmother. And of course we'll be thinking of you.
That was some electrical glitch you had! That sounds like a pretty important piece of equipment. Did you find the source of the issue so it doesn't happen again?
What'd you have for Christmas dinner? Have a wonderful day!!
Rob
Columbia, Missouri, USA
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! You continue to be an inspiration!!!
Luke 2:6-8
6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Good morning, Jesse! Your latest two posts can't help but conjure up the images of our Lord and Savior, Jesus, who was born far from home, of all places in a stable, because there was no room available for Him in any inn. And despite a lifetime of rejection, wandering without a home, he sacrificed Himself for us so that we can enter into His perfect presence for all eternity. And that is Christmas! And so, no, as so many have said here, you are not and will not be alone on Christmas. He is always with you.
I am touched by the post submitted by Richard in Queensland. (12/24 @ 8:45) He says he is on his own, no parents, no family. Yes, Christmas is a hard time of year for him as he says, but again, Richard is not alone. I know I am fortunate to be in the presence of family this day, but all I can say is that I hope he, and you, will find some comfort in drawing near to Jesus on this holiday which honors the anniversary of His birth, foretelling His sacrifice for all of us.
Today I pray that you will be comforted, draw near to Him, get good rest, and enjoy good food and the generous gifts sent along on EPL with you by your family members who love you so much and who care for you and still support you now every day -- and who miss you! I am also praying that all your equipment on EPL will serve you well, for your health and warmth, and for your family and crew at home.
Merry Christmas Jessica! Texas is having a very, very rare WHITE Christmas Eve tonight! Stay safe, stay strong!
Hey, followers in Australia. On Monday,28.Dec.ABC2, 7TWO or even ONEHD (check program)at 11.20am is showing a Doco-Film about a group of 10 (less trained...)16year olds, sailing under supervision somewhere in the 40s, possibly even around Cape Horn.Interesting to compare to Jess' journey...
Hi Captain Jesse, Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!I Hear that Santa starts his travels in New Zealand. So I'm pretty sure he'll
be heading your way for sure. Sleep tight! Hope you get what ever you wanted. Be Safe! Be Happy!
Sing Louder! Godspeed!
Merry merry merry Christmas Jesse!
This night we'll drink to your health at the christmas party! Love ya!
Jessica,
Merry Christmas! I'm praying for your most special Christmas ever. I'm thankful you are safe and having good success on your trip. I enourage you to put your faith in the one who created the the oceans you sail and who came to earth as a baby on Christmas day to rescue us all from our selves.
As the angels sang on that first Christmas "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests"
In His love,
Bobby
Merry Christmas! We are all sharing the holiday with you! I hope our good wishes help to warm the cabin all the way 'round the Horn!
Merry Christmas from San Diego, CA!!!
Rudolph can not only fly, but he can swim so no worries about Santa reaching you out there.
You may think you're in the middle of nowhere, but you're in the hearts of all of us who check your blog everyday.
Can't wait to hear what Santa brings you!!
Wind to you back and the swells carry you home safely Jess !
Merry Christmas from Gig Harbor, WA USA
Merry Christmas Jessica from Tarpon Springs FL.Out here sailing today also.Windy here also.Happy the fog went away a little for you.Don't feel lonely out there in the middle of nowhere.Were still here waiting to see what you say next. :)
We are happy for you that all has been going well for you and wish you continued success and only good winds! We have only been on one sail boat in Nova Scotia, CA. and we didn't like it much, felt like we were going to tip over!! So we think you must be a brave girl. Set your goals and live your dreams, best wishes from Cochin, Sk, Canada. Home of the only working light house is Saskatchewan.
Brian and Carol
Merry Christmas Jessica! Am thinking of you daily and in particular on Christmas day, you have captivated our hearts and have many,many followers who are celebrating much with you this year including tomorrow!
Blessings to you and your family,
julia
from cold and frosty California :)
M*E*R*R*Y* C*H*R*I*S*T*M*A*S*
Wow! Since the chances of getting onto the moon are pretty small these days you can rightfully claim to have gone as far as woman can possibly go. I reckon that there's not a great many people who can say that about themselves.
And look at all those comments - You are accompanied at least mentally by a greater flock of followers than most of the great explorers.
Merry Christmas Captain Jesse!
I want to wish you, your family, your crew and team and the blog family a very Merry Christmas. And using your position in the world as a reference to represent how separated you are from loved ones during the Christmas Holiday I would like to ask everyone to pray for and reach out for those who feel that isolated, even though they may be right next door. I hope this doesn't seem to gloomy but when you mentioned your position that is what came to my heart. Hopefully the message that I am trying to convey comes through and everyone has a blessed Christmas. Looking forward to your video post. Once again learning something new(Point Nemo) thanks again Jesse for allowing us to ride along. Godspeed, Mike
MERRY CHRISTMAS JESSE.
ENJOY CHRISTMAS EVE AND TOMORROW CHRISTMAS DAY. NO DOUBT SANTA WILL HAVE SOME GOODIES FOR YOU. HOPE MY BLOG PICTURE HELPS A LITTLE WITH YOUR DECORATIONS. NICE TO SEE THE NOW PREDOMINANT WEST WINDS WILL PUSH YOU AND EPL IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AT A GOOD PACE. BEST WISHES..RUSS. CALGARY
Merry Christmas Jessica! And a very Merry Christmas to your team and to the entire family of bloggers as well!
May God shed His Grace, Peace, Joy and Love on all of you!
Cheryl
Merry Christmas Jess! Has he come yet? Did you open your presents? What did you get? The first time I tried to catch him, I only wanted to say hi! I put fishing line from across the chimney to my room with a bell on it. It didn't work! I used to set a mouse trap and wait behind the couch. Not to hurt him but just so he'd go "Ouch" or something and wake me up. That didn't work either! Could never catch the Easter Bunny either!
It's amazing where you are Jess! (Nemo) You'd have a good perspective of the size of the planet from your voyage I guess.
Have a great day Jess and I hope the weather gives you a bit of a break out there for Christmas.
Can't wait to see what you've done to your pink Lady. lol
If you see the big feller don't tell him about the trip wire and don't feed him cookies. (Just weet bix with skim milk for him).
Be extra safe today little buddy cause everyone's going to be swamping you and everyone's also doing Christmas. The countries are congested.
Proud of you Jesse.
Thanks heaps for a great Christmas!
Billy!
Merry Merry Christmas to you little miss Adventure Lady of the Highest order! How sweet that little rig of yours must look right about now, with the neat baubles and all. :-) Enjoy your very special Christmas at sea and may the winds and weather ease your way...
lb
Hi jessica,
I'm Daniel, I live in Germany and I have tentatively read in the newspaper of your sail around the world.
I think it's really risky to sail around so all alone the world.
Wow, you're really brave!!!
What I do find a bit sad is that you need to celebrate today as Christmas all alone.
So I wanted to let you know that you celebrate in any case alone!!!
I'm going the whole day thinking of you and praying for you!!!
I wish you a merry and blessed Christmas!!!
Jesus be with you!!!
LG Daniel
I hope you get my email and I are not angry when you do get double and triple!!!
Please excuse the bad English!!!
Merry Christmas!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS Jess!!
Well sweetie you might be in the middle of nowhere right now but you are in our hearts and thoughts ... and I'm sure you will be talked about by people all over the world today as they sit down to their Christmas dinners, you will certainly be talked about here with my family ... so get ready for some seriously burning ears!!! :)
Anyway I hope you have a lovely day in your cosy 'Christmas' cabin and that you cook up a feast in the galley!
Happy sailing and Happy Christmas!
Best of wishes
Kyla
Gympie Qld
Happy Christmas dear Jesse as you continue your journey to realise your dreams....enjoy your Christmas gifts and other treats!
Blessings and God Speed
A Brissy fan!
Merry Christmas Jesse
Ron - Alabama USA
Merry Christmas! I hope you´ll have a great day oy there!
Stay safe. Best wishes from Susanne in Sweden
Merry Christmas Jesse. God bless you and keep you, and send you fair winds. We'll be thinking and talking about you and including you in our prayers here. That's not different because it's Christmas, but we want you to know it especially.
tom, missouri, usa
Merry Christmas!
Santa found you and all your dreams will surely come true!
What could be a better Xmas then sailing!?!?!?!
<3 <3 <3 Tim
Merry Xmas from NY. Have a great day.
Hello Jesse, I hope you've got a lot of nice presents on board! I'm sure the stars above you are a fine substitute for an illuminated christmas tree.
Merry Christmas from Germany!
Wolf
Hi Jesse,
Happy Christmas ! I hope you have a fantastic day. There's no need to be lonely, as there are countless numbers of us who are with you in spirit. And every day is bringing you a day closer to the end of your journey.
All the best,
Brian in NY
Brava Jessy, Merry Christmas to you from Italy.
Alberto Rolandi Beretta
Merry Christmas Jess!
I'm sure Santa will find you, he's pretty talented at that kind of thing!
Loving the cabin decor, get some rest and see in the Christmas day (in some time zone or rather) in style!
- Helen (UK)
Dear Jess,
Merry Christmas from the US Virgin Islands!
We raise a glass of low-cal egg nog pepped with a bit of local island rum and wish you "steady winds and a smooth sail"! as part of our traditional Christmas Eve toasts.
You might be in the middle of nowhere, but as the posts show, you are surrounded by thoughts, love and well wishes from around the world!
Merry Christmas!
EJ
USVI
Merry Christmas from Kuparuk, Alaska Jessica!!! What a wonderful adventure. Best wishes for great weather as you get closer to and round the Cape.
AJ
Dear Jessica,
Merry Christmas to you !!! I know you will do your best to make this day a special one for yourself and I hope it will be nice and special, you certainly deserve it !! .. And I hope Santa did find you out there in the middle of nowhere and left something nice for you. Merry Christmas to you !!!
Jessica,
Thanks for your wonderful blogs.
Love reading them and wow, what an awesome adventure you are having.
Even though you are sailing solo, just remember there are so many people following your journey so you are not alone.
Best wishes from Massachusetts, USA.
Jess,
I hope you will have a Holy Christmas out there in the middle of nowhere. It really is much easier to find a real meaning of this festival (Jesus being born). May God bless you!
Michal (Poland)
Hi Jesse,
wishing you a happy Christmas!!
it will be a very different Christmas to all of us here on land, and it will be one Christmas that you will never forget.
I saw you on prime TV yesterday morning. It was great to see you.!!
Keep well, safe and hope that Santa finds you.. I think he already has...
best wishes always
Wendy Northern Tablelands NSW
Merry Christmas from Larchmont, New York, USA!
I had to look up Point Nemo, and found that it's also called, rather ominously, the Oceanic Point of Inaccessibility. I guess that's wrong, because you accessed it, Jessica. :-)
One could say nobody on the planet is more alone than you are, but they'd be wrong. You're surrounded on all sides by love and concern and pride. Nobody on the planet right now is less alone than you.
Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas!!!!!
Santa will most certainly find you. Remember, he finds all the GOOD girls and boys and Rudolph will have no trouble guiding Santa through the fog.
Stay safe, enjoy yourself, God Bless You.
Dave from Minnesota
G'head and show 'em kid!!
I found out about yer blog by accident, went back and read them all--you have pluck and will surely inspire a lot of folks. have fun and steer clear of those mean ole container ships!
Tom, honolulu
Allied Princess 36' ketch
Merry Xmas Jessica from Ontario, Canada! Dan in Canada
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Hi Jesse
special delivery is my gift
to you on Christmas day.
SURPRISE!!! It's a box full of wishes.Use this gift wisely and
best of luck with whatever you wish for.I'm sure you have already been granted one very big wish and you are living it right now.However
there are always other little wishes that I hope you have in mind.
Merry Christmas and treat yourself to a delicious Christmas dinner with your fluffy crew.Our table is set and the feasting will begin before you know it.Then it's presents and a lot of fun.
ENJOY YOUR DAY
Thinking of you
Sallyin Melbourne by the Bay.
Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year.
Be safe,
Kim
You are such an education! Following your journey, as we do daily, there is always something you mention that needs exploring. Today it was "Point Nemo." Good stuff!
We are more than positive that Santa will know exactly where you are and he most likely has something special just for you in his bag. However, we are going to mention you in the note we leave with the plate full of warm cookies for Santa. (I know from personal experience that he really loves them warm) :)
Blessings,
See Ya Sailor
MERRY CHRISTMAS !!
Merry Christmas Jesse! I'm from Canada and I read your blog regularly. You don't know me but I am amazed at what you are accomplishing!
Patti Pauls
Tinsel and bobble balls all shimmery in the fog as you sail along............it sounds magical. A once in a life time memory. Sometimes when we are in the middle of something we don't realize how spectacular it is; a Christmas wish for you, wishes for happiness, health and the embrace of the world following you on your journey and may you feel thsat support and not feel alone. You may be out there on your on with EPL, but we are all caring you in our hearts. A big collective 'Merry Christmas and Hip, Hip Hurray, for Jesse!
Happy sailing from California!
Kerri
A Christmas present for all the non-Aussies, who like me haven't seen the many fabulous pictures of Jess, a link to the couriermail.com.au a very nice slide show of Jess.
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/gallery/0,23816,5060257-17382-52,00.html
Merry Christmas Jessica from San Diego, CA. You are an incredible individual, I enjoy reading of your journey and I am wishing you continued success.
We are all with you Jessica for XMas all the best & hope you get some good presies Merry XMas Jessica..
Wollongong nsw
sending you happiness all the way across the seas jesse, may your day be merry and bright, even if it's foggy. mele kalikimaka hau'oli makahiki hou
Merry Christmas, your are an incredible person on an incredible adventure. May you be blessed with a continued safe journey!
Captain Jessica -
Merry Christmas from Phoenix, Arizona. We don't have a white Christmas, but we decorate the cactus anyway.
What'd Santa bring you?
Gayle
Frohe Weihnachten!
Happy Christmas!
Fella M. from Germany.
Smooth sailing and happy holidays, Jessica. Walt & Donna, U.S.
Merry Christmas Jesse!
Hope Santa can find you in the fog (I am sure he will).
Godspeed & Happy Holidays
Laura from Tennessee
USA
Happy Christmas!
-Dimitri, USA
Very nice tidbit about Point Nemo - my boat is named "Nemo" so hits close to home.
Merry Christmas to you - we're all with you Jess, even here in Oregon! the Brownz.
Skip,O'hoy,Captain Jessica.First of all.Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.Or as we say where I come from.God Jul og et Godt Nyttår.I hope with the grace of G-d that you not have to endure another Christmas like this,I can image the whole ting even I'm shure it will be a god one for you.You will see Santa in the form of an Albatross and that Santa dont need Rudolf.I spendt 30 Christmas at sea and all was perfect but one,it was on Lpg/Tanker Mundogas Atlantic we was outside the coast of Venezuela,weather was a little breasy ,its was around 7PM on Chrismas eve and we have all sat down for Christmas dinner,everybody have theyr nicest outfit on.Suddently the alarm is going,Oil On Deck.In a few minutes the guys was out on deck in raingear rubberboots with strong hoses and tried to get rid of the oil that was covering the whole deck,what a show that was,slippery deck and rubberboots,not a good combination the boys was fish tailing all ower the place when they used theyr hoses.Even the Captain who was watching the whole ting from the bridge got oilspots on his white shirt.We was done with oilcleaning around 4AM and the next night we had a perfect Christmas.When all this happen we had two men up on on the bridge,one first offiser and one lookout and in the engine we had one motor man,this guy was moving engine fuel from one tank to another and that little Grinch forgot(or did he)to stop when the tank was balanced,the tank was overfilled and the fuel come out on deck from the tankvent just behind the forcastlehead on starbord side,well you know the rest of the story.Jessica,G-dspeed and happy sailing. Herman.Hampstead.NH.USA.
I tried to have Christmas cookies dropped off by the postal service for you at Point Nemo, but the staff had a nervous breakdown when I explained what I wanted. So sorry about that!
Our thoughts are with you this Christmas, though, no matter how far out there you sail.
Mike in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Merry Christmas Jessica, from the Hays Family in Texas.
You may be in the middle of nowhere, but you're not alone. Lots of people are thinking of you, I'm one of them. Stay safe and enjoy the trip of a lifetime. Merry Christmas.
Henk from Vancouver Island, Canada.
12-24-09 @12:16
Hi Jessica,
You might be in the middle of nowhere, but you are definitely not alone.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU JESSICA.
I hope you are enjoying your presents, now that you finally get to open them. I’m curious to find out what you got.
I don’t know if you posted it or not but I haven’t seen your latest video yet (???). I’m anxious to see your decorated cabin, that you made sound so Christmassy. (??)
Sorry to see that you’re still in the fog, but with the wind picking up it just may blow it away, hopefully.
I can’t stop admiring you for what you have accomplished, and what you have done for all us “landlubbers”.
Continue with the good work, and God Bless you, Jessica.
For Samurai:
Thank you for that warm and beautiful post, as only you could present it.
Keep ‘em coming!!! I always enjoy them. I think I’m going to start collecting them in a file. Ha, ha gotcha. LOL………
Take care Sam.
I'll bet the Shore Crew gets swamped today, kudo's to them all for a job well done.
Merry Christmas to them all and Mum,Dad and family.
Enjoy the day and I’ll be looking forward to the video’s and your next blog.
Always proud of you and always thinking of you.
May God be with you and watch over you and may the angels keep your sails full, and I will keep you in my prayers.
Michael (74) from Kingwood, WV
Merry Christmas, Jessica! Rudolph specializes in navigating fog! You have brought all of us together from all over the world. I have not felt such international unity since Mass in St. Peter's in Vatican City years ago. Some of us have nominated you to be Australian of the Year even though some of us are not Aussies. (Our 12-week old puppy who sleeps under my chair while I have coffee and blog time is part Aussie, part border collie, but that's as close as we get.) We admire you so much. Merry Christmas to your Family and Team, too!
May your armchair cruiser grinches on another blog busy judging the EPL team's motives get coal in their stockings, lose their TV remotes and be required to lose enough weight to climb their masts for the first time, until they find their way to proper research of facts and the joy of sailing again. Why do some folks refuse to be inspired?
Some of the comments on your blog site turn me into a mush pot, even though this is supposed to be serious sailing business! I had a close look at WunderGround weather this a.m.. I see your fog and I see you have a good opening for awhile. Your timing on this expedition is incredible. The Kiribati Islands are a mess right now. Glad you're done with that part! Last night I was reading about the rhythm of weather around Cape Horn and its more still times. Our prayer for you is that your good fortune on timing will continue to give you favorable wind, currents, and comfortable temps...to jingle all the way! Love, Your Pink Fan Family in 18 degree F. Northern Nevada USA
MERRY CHRISTMAS!s
Hello Captain Jesse,
Just an idea for you about how to consider the fog surrounding Ella's Pink Lady: it has been ordered by your enthusiastic fans... and just there, behind the curtain, all close to you, are your adopted parents and friends are hiding, silent, forming a huge circle of people, like a large crowded stadium... and all of a sudden, on Christmas time, the fog will disappear and we shall all be singing carols for you.
Maybe not true, but in spirit, you can be sure it is not far from the reality.
Jingle Belle! The world is singing for you! (I guess even the Wiggles do).
Merry Xmas
Be careful out there!!
Sailingfriend
Staffan
Merry Christmas, Jessica!!!
ONWARD!
"HAPPY TRAILS..."OOPS, SAILS TO YOU!
Hope your day is a truly HAPPY one.. I wonder if THE star is visible out there tonight!
david lord
Indianapolis, IN,
yo Cap'
i love learning something new and this is the third or fourth time you have informed me of a fact i didn't know. "oceanic pole of inaccessibility" (aka point nemo), how very interesting. keep it coming Cap.
wishing you safe travels ahead and very MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!
Bob from Seattle
Happy Christmas Jessica and have a wonderful day floating around in the middle of nowhere. Oh to be so lucky...you have the perfect christmas. No shops just you, your family (long distance), lots of bon homie, some yummy food and surprise pressies.
Have a fantastic day to remember for ever. Be safe and happy.
an Australian in London!
Hi Jesse,
didn't expect to hear from you at all for awhile. Your shore team said that you would post a xmas video for us though, so i am looking forward to that. I had no idea about Point Nemo. Really i'm not sure whether you should be charging me some sort of fee for all the things i am learning from your blogs! I have already wished you a Merry Xmas because as i said i didn't think you would be posting today. But i don't spose there is a limit on how many times i can say it. So once again Dear Jesse, Merry, Merry Christmas. Hope you have lots of surprises tomorrow and really and truly how can you resist the temptation to peek before the 25th? I'm in my forties and even though i don't celebrate xmas when my birthday is approaching i STILL sneak around looking for and opening then resealing my presents!.
Have a wonderful Christmas on the open seas along with Good Winds and Safe Sailing.
jo
Greetings to all: Hello Jessica.
I am also getting ready for the Christmas Holiday. I am sure that Santa will find you. Merry Christmas to you and to all in your "Shore Team". Both you and the team have done a tremendous job so far. Keep up the good work. stay safe. Merry Christmas
Joe Springfield VA USA
Merry Christmas, Jesse!
Truly have enjoyed following you on your jouney...
Be safe,
Corinda from Michigan
Merry Christmas Jessica. Thinking of you.
Regards.
Well I guess is Christmas morning for you over there now Jess as I type this. We still have another 13hr to go for us, or 1 more sleep. And yes Santa finds all the good Girls and Boys so I'm sure he will find you. Have a Very Merry Christmas Jess.
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HO HO HO! Merry Chritmas... it's 5am here Christmas morning and i am waiting for my 2 children to wake up!! i must be more excited than them! i hope you have a lovely day. As always, you are in our thoughts and prayers, stay safe out there,
melanie of yenda
MERRY CHRISTMAS....
Keep the pink side up...
Vancouver, Canada
Dear Jesse.
We all wish you a very Merry Christmas from Michigan and are sending you holiday blessings and good cheer to you for your incredible journey around the globe!
Love and Steady Winds!
Jenny, Gypsy, Barb, Tigger
Merry Christmas from Indiana, hope Santa finds you out there!
Merry Christmas from Indiana!!! You're an inspiration to people everywhere!
Many of us admire your courage and tenacious spirit.Sail well through Christmas and enjoy the ride. Many of our thoughts are with you,especially when we hear a bulletin of your progress on radio as I did this morning 25th Dec NZ time.
Merry Christmas Jessica. Hope you don't become too home sick. Just think about how much fun it's going to be when come sailing into your home port. All the best and good sailing . Grandpa Bob in Tucson
Merry Christmas, Jessica. The many blog followers and all your friends and family will be thinking of you this Christmas Day. You have given us a gift of your brave spirit.
MOST BRAVEST GIRL IN THE WORLD !!!
Hi Jessica,
You Might Be In The Middle Of Nowhere, but You're NOT ALONE ... " You Are In The Middle of All Of Our Hearts and Thoughts !!! " . . .
. . We'll all be Sharing Xmas With You Jesse; and I know that I'll Be Raising A Glass In A Toast For You.
I'd love to see those decorations Everywhere ... How About Some Photo's of them.
You Are not only The Bravest Girl In The World ... but Also The luckiest ... You get to Celebrate XMAS Twice if you are Still On Queensland time as you said in an earlier POST.
So ENJOY and HAVE A GOOD ONE !!! . . .
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Have A Safe and happy trip . . . But most of All ... HAVE FUN !!!
" You CAN And WILL Do It Jessica Watson !!!!! "
P.S. ... I'm not sure if I said hat in the Previous Post Jessica ... (Oops!... Sorry) ...
So here's Another Cheer to make Up for it:
" You CAN And WILL Do It Jessica Watson !!!!! "
MERRY XMAS
NM
xx
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
I wish you all the best (although it seems to me you already have it!!!)
This will be a most memorable Christmas, indeed!!!
Hugs and kisses,
Hugo (Argentina)
Greetings Jessica. It is coming on Christmas Eve here in Minnesota and we are in the midst of a blizzard and more to come. The snowdrifts were already 18" deep in places!!! It is very warm though, at 27F. Thinking of you and EPL and all the crew....wish they were here to help shovel and sing White Christmas with me! Blessings and fair winds for your journey. Judy
It's been said, many times many ways... ;-)
But Merry Christmas to you from myself and your extended virtual family :-)
You may technically be in the middle of nowhere, but you are close to all of us in our thoughts and prayers.
Have a great holiday, stay in touch with your folks, and sail on!
MERRY CHRISTMAS JESSE!!
cheers from Italy,
Andy
Merry Christmas Jesse, I think Santa can find you out in the middle of the Ocean. I hope you have a full stocking!
Merry Christmas in the middle of nowhere.
From Emma
Merry Christmas Jess, it's christmas morning here in New Zealand. We are thinking of you out there. Take Care
George & Family
Jesse,
I have been reading your blog for quite sometime and I have to say that I am impressed. You are a brave soul. I'm sure the Lord is looking out for you during long voyage.
Merry Christmas from all of us In Oregon, USA.
Mike K
Me and my two daughters have been following your trip and are always happy to read a new blog entry or see a new video. Have a safe and Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas from Sydney. We are thinking of you every day and wish you a safe and fast trip home.
Love and wishes
the Parker family.
Merry Christmas Jessica
/Bosse
Sweden
Merry Christmas Jessica from me and my family in Finland, from the 63:rd latitude. Hope your Christmas dinner will be as great as ours has been this evening.
Merry xmas Jess, I hope Santa found you okay, take care, we are all thinking of you.
Merry Christmas Jesse
Santa made it to Tassie so expect he found you as well in the forties.
Not too much Xmas pudding.
Ellis in Tassie
Hi Jessica,
It is Christmas morning here, in Victoria, Australia, and I am just getting ready to start the BBQ to cook our traditional family pork. It takes hours to cook but the result is usually delicious.
Reading your blog this morning about you being at Point Nemo, I thought you feel like "you must be in heaven".
Wavy Gray from the rock band "Grateful Dead" screamed out "I must be in heaven man" when he was touched on his shoulder by his idol B. B King at Woodstock, oh so many years ago. Wavy, a peace activist and great entertainer was exactly where he wanted to be, hence his ecstatic remark.
You are exactly where you want to be now. SO I thought that Wavy's ecstatic remark is so befitting to you at this time. You are in the middle of the largest single body of living ocean on Earth, with perhaps millions of people around the world hanging on to every word you write. We are with you in our thoughts. You are not alone. Jessica "You must be in Heaven Girl".
We are proud of you and we are thinking of you this Christmas.
Lots of hugs and love from
The Flynn's
Dear Jessica,
We wish for you the most lovely Christmas you will remember all your life: This one on open ocean, just you, your little boat and the sea.
We hope you enjoy the peace of nature and we are praying for your safe journey and most wonderful outcome!
Last year my husband and I spent Christmas bobbing around the British Virgin Islands on a catamaran (so steady and with Christmas carols/music Caribbean style steel drums and so much joy in the songs), but I forgot to take a small string of Christmas (fairy) lights. I hope you remembered yours!
God bless you, your faithful ship and all your crew!
And Merry Christmas with love from Vancouver, Canada.
Elisabeth & Peter
Merry Christmas Jessica, thinking of you as a sit here in NZ watching the sun rise on a beautiful Christmas day - waiting for everyone else yo get out of bed so we can go to the beach.
Best wishes
- Mike
Merry Christmass Jesse from Wellington New Zealand. Weather here is calm and mild.
Have a safe trip round the horn.
Graham Mc Cready
Ms. Jessica
Merry Christmas Pipi Longstockins
being bored is one of the worst things to be in the middle of no- where, but I see that the winds are in your favor again. Is the temp OK - not to cold? staying comfortably dry? So we wish to know what Santa left for you? I hope it is one of your favorites-- but we will know soon. Looking forward to some more video.
Keep up your millon mile smile!!! Robert San Diego, Ca
Hi Jesse,
Santra is able to find you anywhere you may be at the time because he is a wizard (only a few people know that actually). As long as he doesn't find you awake, of course, you're right.
I'd like to wish you a very happy Xmas and plenty of success in everything you do.
Stay safe and enjoy
emgb1 from South Wales, UK,(GMT+0)
G'morning, Jess... just woke up, clutching the first cuppa... Santa called in earlier... he is copping a lot of criticism (from the so called 'experts') these days for being so 'cuddly'... setting a bad example an all...pfft!
He'll be over your way shortly he said...
Wishing you and your crew a very merry christmas
cheers
Tia
hi Jessica
Christmas wishes and cheers from all the kids at Cambewarra School. Our thoughts and wishes are with you, and hope that Santa is a good shot when he throws your pressies into the big ocean aiming for Ella's Pink Lady!
Are you still fog bound?
Take care, and God speed
Mr W
Merry Merry Xmas to you Jesse, had to get up early even though I have no dogs to walk today, our daughter take them for the night and we went out to neighbors place for dinner, had a lovely night, the conversation at one stage was about who else but you, everyone wanted to know about you, so luckily I could keep them up to date, one lady who is from New Zealand and done alot of sailing around New Zealand when she was younger, was amazed at what you have achieved, like us all, God speed Jesse have a lovely day and I hope Santa finds you out there. Maxine and Colin Maroochydore
Hi, Skipper! This is Claudio from Santos, Brazil, wishing you, your family, your team and good old ELP a wonderful Christmas! Don't worry about Santa, his GPS is state-of-art and you've been a good girl, so he'll find you (although being where you've wanted to be all those years, and safe and going well, is the greatest gift you could get, I guess). And in lack of a chimney you can always tie your sock on the mast... Santa will have a harder time here, for he wears heavy clothing and now it's pretty warm in Southeast Brazil. Quite different form Point Nemo, which I and lots of people did not even knew existed until we read your blog. Another line crossed, well done! All the best for you, Jessica, and keep safe as you prepare to hold the bull by the Horn. May the Birthday Boy bless you and hold you in His right hand always. Big hug!
Hey Jesse
MERRY CHRISTMAS - WILL BE THINKING OF YOU ROLLING ALONG OUT THERE. WE'RE ALL WITH YOU, YOUR NOT ALONE. HAVE A GOOD ONE.
LOVE AUNTY CHRIS (Tamworth NSW Oz)
Nollaig Chridheil (Scottish Gaelic)- Merry Christmas... from Inverness, Scotland. Love reading your blog. You are an inspiration. Keep smiling, look forward to seeing a photo of your Christmas decoration!! Best wishes, Ishbel & Ciaran MacNeil
Dear Jessica
Wishing you a wonderful Christmas complete in the knowledge that there are really lots of people travelling with you. As the sun rises on Christmas morning for you we will have already had Christmas breakfast and unwrapped our presents. I hope that you find lots of special little things tucked away in your Christmas presents.
Warmest good wishes
Wendy and Jon Womersley
Cleveland, Queensland
Merry Christmas Jess.
Merry Christmas, Jesse. Thanks for letting me take this trip with you via your blog. Smooth sailing to you. From the US.
Hi Jessica,
MERRY CHRISTMAS! I hope you are having a great Christmas - even though you are in the middle of the ocean thousands of miles from anywhere, you are definitely not alone!
My thoughts are with you and you are the first person that I have said hello to today as my kids won't be out of bed for a while yet.
It must be pretty eerie in all this fog - are you sure you haven't heard any roars from a large gorilla? I wouldn't worry about this large gorilla that might be in your neighbourhood - I hear that King Kong likes the blondes! LOL
You will have to send us a pic of the Ella Pink Lady Christmas Float!
Anyway, keep safe, keep up the good progress and keep smiling.
Have a great Christmas and don't go eating too much!
Take care gorgeous girl
Your adopted daddy
Andrew
Caves Beach, Newcastle
XXX
Its a blustery day today here in beautiful Savannah. We only worked half a day today. It is chaos in shops and stores as Chritmas Eve draws closer to dusk. Hoping your day is brighter now and a nice cruising breeze pushing along. Hope your spirits are high and attitude positive! Try not to dwell on what you are missing back home but instead on how great it is to have covered as much sea as you already have. We arelooking forward to your swing around the horn and driving into the Atlantic. Have you ever been in the Atlantic before?
Blessings
Gary & Jan
Savannah,Ga
Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year.
You are an inspiration. Wish you a continued good voyage.
There is an old English carol that I seems appropriate for your Christmas far at sea.
I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas Day in the morning.
Bill Graziano, Otisville, NY, USA
Merry Christmas to you Jessica.Have a lovely day out there in the "middle of nowhere".You are a wonderful, brave young girl. It is raining here today.Keep safe and dry and enjoy your very special Xmas and your parents,too.Cheers from Wagga.
Merry Christmas Jess go get um girl.
Merry Christmas, Jessica! I wish you all the best. I've been reading your blog since the beginning. I wish more people would be as motivated as you are!
James Black, Indiana, USA
Merry Christmas Jessica!
Just keeping an eye on you from Anchorage, Alaska ;)
Take care!
Jack
It must be Christmas now for you, so MERRY CHRISTMAS. I enjoy following your journey, but the best question is...
What are you eating for Christmas Dinner?!
~ Jeffrey
Hey Jesse
Wishing you a merry Christmas. Thinking of you out there in "The Middle of nowhere". Have fun opening your presents.
Not long now and John Bankart will be heading off to the Antartica. Hope you are able to contact each other out there.
Love & Luck
Sue and all of us at Sunshine Sailing Australia
Hi there, hope Santa found you! What are you going to make for Christmas dinner?
~ Jeffrey
Hello Jessica,
a very merry Christmas to you, be happy, contented and delight in unwrapping all the presents!
Wow, middle of nowhere, amazing!
Wouldn't that be some parents dream to keep an overactive teenager away from boys for a few days????
Glad, that you have reasonable winds and conditions and there is no reason why this should not continue until you sail through Sydney heads.
It is 6 am Queensland time and I'll be thinking of you on and of all day wishing you joy, happiness and laughter in your once in a lifetime experience.
Enjoy, be happy, be well and above all else safe,
Trudy, Austria/Mackay.
Merry Christmas! You are fantastic and all the best to you on living your dream. Just enjoy it.
Santa Claus knows where you are and he is very satisfied about you as you do want we all should do more often.
Good winds and spirits for you.
Peter from Austria
To Richard,
I am also alone, so that already makes two of us!!!!
To all the alone people out there, cheer up, in spirit we are alone together! So we are not alone now!!!!
Smile and enjoy the day,
Trudy, Austria/Mackay
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
This is a wonderful, one-of-a-kind, historic Christmas for you! So, may Christmas Day 2009 be especially merry and bright for you out there on the beautiful Southern Ocean waters!
Along with many others, I'd like to send special Christmas greetings to your parents and family as well as your support team --we don't hear much about you who are behind the scenes, but we know you are there, doing your special work to guide Jessica onward toward the goal. Thank You and, Merry Christmas to all of you!
Christmas is the time of year for gift giving....the only visible gift I can give to you, Jessica, is sending cheerful greetings and notes of encouragement to you. That utterly pales by comparison with your gift to me (and your Internet community)....your gift of taking me along on your incredible journey. Thank you for being so thoughtful, so generous, so real. Thank you for being you!
Have a joyful and blessed Christmas day!
YOU GO GIRL!
Hugs and prayers,
Janell in Oklahoma, USA
PS - To the blogging community: I enjoy reading everyone's notes and wish each of you a very Merry Christmas!
(So many of you are regular writers I feel I am beginning to know you. Isn't it wonderful that a young woman like Jesse has pulled together a worldwide network of people urging her on! Seems to me she deserves some kind of humanitarian award for uniting so many in such a divided world!)
MERRY CHRISTMAS SWEETIE
and to your mom and dad,brothers and sisters, and shore crew too.
...BLESS YOU,SHORE CREW.
remember what the lion said in Wizard of OZ? who put the hot in Hottentot, who put the ape in apricot? COURAGE (you 100%)
WEATHER BOB, oh please bring jessica around the Horn safely ok?
and Merry Christmas to all the bloggers.
Jess...may you ALWAYS have love to share, health to spare, and friends that care.
lenny pittsburgh PA.
Boldog Karácsonyt! (<- hungarian: Merry Christmas)
Here's the words from my second article today on your trip.
As she tries her best to be festive in her cramped surroundings, complete with Christmas decorations and a stuffed animal choir of mute companions, 16 year-old sailor, Jessica Watson will celebrate Christmas Eve alone aboard her pink sailboat in the open ocean.
Ms. Watson has ample reason to be grateful and celebrate this Christmas. She is living out a dream she has had for years and has some significant numbers to ponder.
She's travelled nearly 8,000 nautical miles since her late October departure from Sydney, Australia, She is now over 1/3 of the way toward her goal of a solo circumnavigation of over 23,000 miles. For 67 days, she has had no human contact except for satellite phone conversations and emails. She's seen a bit of man-made trash in the ocean and a few boats from afar, but not a human face in over two months.
She's a bit over 1,900 nautical miles from the next imporrtant milestone in her trip - rounding the tip of South America at Cape Horn.
While she may be physically alone, she has the best wishes of thousands of well wishers from all over the globe.
Happy Christmas on ya, Ms. Jessica.
Greg Murphy
Grand Rapids Sailing Examiner
It's Christmas eve here on the east coast of the USA, but I want to wish you a very merry and special Christmas this year! You are close in many hearts and minds, and hope you can feel that spirit with you.
(((Christmas Hugs)))
LFR in the USA
Sending you Merry Christmas wishes all the way from France. Hope you have a fun time opening your pressies and chatting with family back home.
You are truly amazing.
Stay safe.
Gillian
Jess
Have a blessed Christmas and in the expanse of the Sothern Ocean may you sense the greatness, the power , the love and the grace of God. We always pray for you.
Hi Jessica,
First of all, I like reading your blog and hope that your trip will bring you what you're looking for.
Also have a question. According to the tracker, you seem to have sailed a more easterly course on Sunday the 20th and Monday the 21th. If that is so, was there any particular reason to do so? Or is it just a Google Earth inaccuracy?
Safe course and good luck,
Case, Sydney
This will be a Christmas you wont forget. You may be physically alone but you are in so many peoples thoughts. Have a great day and keep safe.
Paul (Paekakariki NZ )
Merry Christmas Jesse, and I hope Santa brings you a few nice munchies and some nice steady wind going in the right direction for you.
Would it be considered cheating if he tossed you a line and towed you behind his sleigh for a few hundred NM on his way to South America? :) :) :)
Best Wishes for the Festive season,
Steve (Melbourne)
Hi Jess
Happy Cristmas, Just wanted to let you know how proud everybody is around the world of what you are accomplishing, i realise that the 25th is going to be hard on you but just remember with all the time zones you are crossing how many times you will be able to celebrate new year!!!
Keep happy and motivated, you are in the prayers of thousands and just think of all the gifts that are being sent to you for when you return.
Keep positive
Dreamsailor, miami, florida, usa.
Hey Jess! Hope you have a great day. We are sure Santa will keep something special for you, even if his gps calibration gets a little out of sync ;-)
Enjoy your Christmas and send your spirit home to Buderim. Love Steve, Karen and the Red Lid Crew
HI JESSE. MERRY CHRISTMAS!! BE SURE THAT YOU ARE NOT ALONE ON THIS HOLIDAYS, LIKE ME LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE WITH YOU, READING YOUR BLOG AND HAVE YOU IN OUR THOUGHTS. TAKE CARE. WE ARE PROUD OF YOU.GREETINGS FROM FLORIDA
Happy Christmas from New Zealand, Jessica, best wishes to you, your family and all your support crew.
Love from Rosalind
Hello Nowhere girl, We hope that Santa could find you in the middle of nowhere and that fair winds and following seas are part of your prezzies. Good luck and fair winds. Better where you are Boxing day than in the rat race to Hobart.
Had to drop by on Chrissie Day to offer more greetings from Australia!
Love seeing that your bubbling spirit is still alive and well!
You are a very focused young lady! A great example to teenagers that if you want something badly enough, get out there and make it happen!
Happiness for Christmas and always!
Marry X-mas, Jess!
Have a happy and joyous X-Mas. I know Santa used to be a sailor himself once, or one of his rain dear was, I forgot exactly which it was, so he's sure to find you.
Godspeed!
Morning Jess
Merry Christmas - hope you have a wonderful day. I will be raising my glass and toasting in your honour today as I celebrate Christmas with my family & friends.
Enjoy your Christmas hope there's a little 'something' stowed away for you in Ella's Pink Lady - I am sure that your family & support team have taken care of that.
Take care & stay safe Jess.
"My Christmas wish for you, my friend
Is not a simple one
For I wish you hope and joy and peace
Days filled with warmth and sun
I wish you love and friendship too
Throughout the coming year
Lots of laughter and happiness
To fill your world with cheer
May you count your blessings, one by one
And when totaled by the lot
May you find all you've been given
To be more than what you sought
May your journeys be short, your burdens light
May your spirit never grow old
May all your clouds have silver linings
And your rainbows pots of gold
I wish this all and so much more
May all your dreams come true
May you have a Merry Christmas friend
And a happy New Year, too .."
Sally In Sydney
Hey Jessica,
Merry Christmas from Germany! Can't wait for your next blog :)
Take care!
Stephan
Merry Christmas Jesse,
Hope Santa found you in the middle of nowhere!
We have the family coming home so I am in for a busy day. The weather is going to be kind to us and we will be able to enjoy our Turkey etc. Hope you have some special treats saved for today.
We will be thinking of you when we sit down for lunch.
Merry Christmas to your parents, all your team and all the people following your progress.
Best wishes,
Joy and family
Ballarat.
Hey Jessica!
I looked on the tracker for Point Nemo, but couldn't see anything, just water.......? (hahaha!)
I do think it's interesting that your Christmas is in such a nice quiet spot.
I can't wait (!) to see your pics!!!
Merry Christmas Jessica!
P.S. Do you know how proud we are of you? We are all sending you big hugs, we love you Jesse!
MERRY XMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR;
''YOUNG LADY OF THE SEA'':
Hi,Jessica;
Sounds like your xmas decorations are swaying as you and the ''Pink Lady'' sail along with the winds.
It makes the spirits brighter I always said when the decorations go up,have all way's have them up right after our American Thanksgiving here in the US.
I am waiting anticipation on the start of the ''Sydney to Hobart'' on Boxing Day,you should see how difficult it is to explain to my American mates what it's all about.
I am sure allot of the crews will be thinking of you while they race down the coast,sounds they are going to have a wet start.
PLEASE LET YOUR ''WORLD FAMILY'' KNOW WHAT 'SANTA' BROUGHT YOU.
I would gather by now with us being a day behind you,he has already touch down,hope you left him some room on your deck or maybe he made a smooth water landing while you where asleep.
Xmas eve rush is about over now and the rush home get ready for the big day,I put a Pink ribbon on my ''Charlie Brown'' on my dinette table with your name on it,so you will be in my thoughts on the day.
We are expecting some ice and sleet to start our day,but I don't have far to travel to family.
I await your next message to hear about all your ''goodies''.
Be safe,stay warm and bring out your stuffy crew so they can enjoy the day,my best wishes for day of spirit of the season,remember we are with you all the way,just think the stories you will have on your next xmas on land.
MERRY XMAS/HAPPY NEW YEAR from your US family,our thoughts will be about you when we gather.
Hugs and much joy to you and your ''stuffy crew''.
Stephen M.
''Transplanted Aussie'',
Maryland,USA.
Merry Christmas Jess!
I hope you have been good and Santa found you.
Greg Black
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MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Hope Santa was good to you.
Have a lovely day.
Dear Jesse
Happy Christmas! We are thinking of you on Christmas Day! Hope you enjoy your lovely goodies that your Grandma has made for you to eat and that you enjoy opening all your pressies. We are really proud of you - Hang in there and keep smiling, you are an inspiration to many. God bless you.
Love from Colin, Mel, Kieran, Talia & Justin Renfrew
Hi Jesse
Merry Christmas to you, Ella and your crew! I guess it is not quite Christmas Day yet where you are but when it comes we hope Santa did find you all safe and sound. We will be toasting you at lunch today!
The Leask Family,Forbes NSW
I hope that your Christmas was all that you could ask for and more, I am completly in awe.
God Bless
Merry Christmas from rainy St Louis Missouri
Hi Jesse -
By the time you read this,Santa will have found you and you will be enjoying your Christmas feast. As much as people can be with you, we are all there. Thousands around the world are smiling when they talk of you, saying prayers for you, and you are a big part of all those Christmases going on all over.
The best part of my Christmas will be seeing pictures of your ship's decorations!
I know it's your first Christmas alone, I wish I could give you a hug.......
Thanks Jesse, for being such an amazing part of our lives!
Eric
MERRY CHRISTMAS JESSICA!
THINKING ABOUT YOU AT THIS CHRISTMAS TIME. REMEMBER, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. GOD IS WITH YOU.
YOURS,
KG
CALIFORNIA,USA
Merry Christmas Jesse!
Be safe...
Grandpa Jerry in South Carolina, USA
Merry Christmas Jesse - hope that Santa brings you good wind and a good swells. Stay safe
Merry x-mas Jesse and
thanks for keeping us updated
over here in the swedish sofa.
Fair wind!
/Kiddec
Merry Christmas, Jesse!!! Good luck and best wishes from Orel, Russia. According to the old tradition, I choose - Seven feet under the keel!
And in Russian:
С Рождеством, Джесси!!! :-)
Boris.
Merry Christmas Jessica!
Merry Xmas Jess,
you've got your extended family with you - hundreds thinking of you on Christmas day.
Hope your presents are better than socks and undies.
Merry Christmas Jessica, I am sure santa will find you, he knows where everyone is in the world and has enough presents for everyone to get at least 5. That's what my grandson told me so it must be right!! I hope you have a calm day so you can enjoy your christmas dinner without too many bumps in the road. Keep smiling and enjoy the cooler weather,very hot here. Judy QLD
Have a safe and happy Christmas!! Santa always find the good little boys and girls...been following from the start...Jim in East Providence Rhode Island 02914 USA
Jessica,
I think you're a very special girl to be doing this. Merry Christmas to you and fair winds.
Cheers,
Cruisin' Loser from Sailing Anarchy
Hope Santa found you ok.... it's Xmas morning here in Sydney - rain on it's way apparently.
You'll have a unique and special Christmas day - make the most of it - you're certainly not alone as so many have you in their thoughts.
Enjoy! Merry Christmas to you.
Kindest,
Jane and Scott, Sydney.
Merry Christmas! We just got 14" of snow here in Virginia, USA so enjoy the weather! Stay safe.
Merry Christmas, you may just be in the safest place on the planet and Santa will see your star from miles away.
Merry Christmas, Jesse. You are so NOT going to be lonely today, with the wishes of thousands around the world supporting you. I'm sure you'll feel it surrounding you. Enjoy every moment.
Neil (Casino)
Happy Christmas from Mar del Plata, Argentina
I hope you are having a very merry Christmas. We always have a foggy, green Christmas here in Oregon.
I hope that as you make your way around the world that more young people will learn to care about our planet. So many don't have the chance to get out and see it the way you are. I hope you inspire many more to get out of their own space, and into the rest of the world!
Merry Christmas Jess from your little guardian angel from Caloundra and my family. Be proud you deserve it. Love Vicki
Mele Kalikimaka! Hopefully Santa finds you in the S. Pacific and leaves lots of goodies for you! Safe journey and smooth sailing!
Luv Jo
Merry Christmas Jess. You are the most amazing person -to possess in one so young, such knowledge, such spirit, such bravery - i pale into insignificance. Sail well, sail safe and Godspeed.
AB (Vic)
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR JESSE ... may your voyage continue to be a breeze
hi jessie, merry christmas from canterbury nz. we will be having a bubbly for you. cheers.
Merry Christmas!! My boyfriend is a sailor and I bite my nails to the quick every time he goes out of the harbor! He's been sailing since he was about 9, he's 24 now. He's been almost all over the world, but never solo. Mainly raced 26' - 42' sailboats in the Charleston, SC to Bermuda races and has sailed down most of the Atlantic.
What you are doing is mind blowing, gutsy and 100% fantastic! I thought becoming a professional ballerina at 16 was ballsy, and then retiring to become a filmmaker at 22. What you are doing is certainly setting the bar high for girls your age (and mine) to get out there and grab life by the horns and make dreams realities.
Have a wonderful Christmas! Keep living the dream, and I'm rooting for you every step of the way!! You go girl!
Peace and Happiness,
ErinJennifer Dunn
Dear Jessica,
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and thank you so much for your wonderful writing and describing your world to us almost daily in the most amazing ways.
Christmas decorations,boubles and tinsel in the cabin,the navigation lights green and red lighting up thick fog all around you,a white Christmas of sorts...
everytime there is something new and unexpected and your writing is taking us right into your beautiful and mysterious world.
Thank you so much for all that,Jessica
Wishing you all good things and have a wonderful and Merry Christmas time out there in the southern ocean.
gustav haffner
pilot-navigator
www.redbaron.com.au
Geseende Kersfees Jesse! Liefde uit Korea
Hi Jessica, Merry Christmas!
We hope you enjoy your Christmas
in the Middle of nowhere.
from Brian and Yuki
Dear Jessica
Merry Christmas to you and all the very best for 2010. I am so glad that your spirits are still high and you are sailing well.
I am going on my overseas holiday leaving tomorrow and will not have access to a pc daily as i have done so far so will try and catch up whenever i am able to. Go safe go well, enjoy your pressies. I am sure you will be getting heaps of Christmas messages from all around the world and this is from me and my family. Stay cool - Mwaaaaaaaa
your friend
Vijay
Brisbane Australia
Hey Jesse,
Merry Christmas to you, your family, your shore crew and all your supporters here on the blog.
I hope you have a great day and Santa has been kind to you. I'm sure he found you with those red and green lights at the top of the mast!
Sail on.
Nick
Sydney
Merry Christmas Jessica !
I can't wait for your "Christmas from the Pink Lady" video special! I'm sure your "decos" look great.
Richard W
Hey Jesse, may you have a safe and blessed Christmas and New Year and return to dry land victorious in 2010
You are not alone.
Many people around the world are with you.
Merry Christmas to you.
akira/brazil
Dearest, dearest Jessica - it is Chrismas morning in Tassie right now. I hear the sounds of the children in the neighborhood already outside playing after opening all their pressies. The joy of youth!!!
We wish you a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and hope you really enjoy the pressies Mum & Dad hid away in the Pink Lady.
May you walk with God and may His Angels protect you on this very special day and for the rest of your journey. This day of Christ's birth is one you should never forget as it gives you eternal life.
Be safe young one, please stay clipped on and one hand on the boat, we don't want any drama on Christmas Day in the middle of nowhere.
Again, MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and to Mum & Dad, to the support crew and their families and to all of you bloggers all over the world, no matter how you celebrate, love & peace is international and inter-religious. GOD BLESS YOU ALL & MERRY CHRISTMAS
Beverly & Andrew Penney, Bridgewater, Tasmania
You've allowed us to join you on your journey...On Christmas Day you will be with us at our table.
You are an incredible representative of your generation. All the best to you and your parents and your support network.
-Don Jones in Ohio USA
Have a holly jolly Christmas Jess,
it's the best time of the year!
I don't know if there'll be sun,
but have a cup of cheer!!
Anyway, we are all so proud of you this Christmas--For all that you have accomplished so far, and all that you have yet to accomplish. I know honey, you are feeling alone out there...but we are ALL on that boat with you, keeping you lots of company.
There are a lot of us out there that are either totally alone or semi-alone this holiday...myself, I am one of them who is trying so hard to stay focused on the reason for the season...but after working 6 hours this Christmas Eve and now I am doing laundry & dishes will be next on the agenda...it is tough. Fortunately, we have you Jess, who is bringing all of us who are alone, together.
To make my holiday just a little tougher this year was the news I got yesterday that my cataract has gotten severely worse over the last few months and the other eye has started one. Now as I turn 50 next yr, I am now going to be faced with the challenge of experiencing my first ever surgery and it will be on my eyes.... rather scarey stuff for an amateaur outdoor photographer. I know that cataract surgery is suppose to be a walk in the park when it comes to any type of a surgery....but it's a surgery just the same and I am scared.... Anyway, what's really cool about you Jess is that your eyes are strong and bright...and you are so excitedly sharing with us through such great descriptive words what you are so lucky enough to be experiencing....anyway, by the end of next year, both of my eyes will be just as good as new, and I will be able to read without any problems, your book when it comes out....and re-experience your journey once again. Actually Jess, you are really giving many of us courage to do things that we would not normally be able to do, and yes, I am sure you are scared at times, but you understand that worrying won't get you back to Aussy. I really admire you. God has blessed you with such a load of strength, wisdom, and courage... many of us are praying we gain the same things in life to keep us going on our journey.
Anywho, I am rambling...I wish you a very Merry Christmas Jessica. Just like the star that shown brightly in Bethelem--that guided Mary & Joseph on their journey of love, may that same star, guide you on your journey of love. May God Bless you, may He keep you safe, and may He bless you with deep inner peace this Christmas. Kaleen from Erie, PA / USA
Merry Christmas Jessica. Hope you have a wonderful day. Looking forward to your safe return to Australia in 2010.
Lots of Love
The Cronins
Merry Christmas from the Gold Coast / Northern NSW. Hope Santa brings you fair winds and good weather. Keep living your dream Jess. Stay safe....and warm!!
Ben
Merry xmas from the McCreddens in Mt Martha vic
fine day in melbourne.
hope you have a great day
gary mccredden and Fam
Have a Happy safe Christmas Jesse and lots of blue skies ahead.
A special thank you to Ella's Pink Lady for keeping you safe
big Hugs Maureen and Neville Christie NSW
Hey Jess,
did you know - "Tinsel is really snakes' mirrors".
“One of the nice things about Christmas is that you can make people forget the past with a present”
Happy Christmas to you - hope you have safe and peacefull day.
Mick
MNC NSW
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas Jessica and thank you for all your blog posts teaching us about your amazing adventure.
Merry Christmas from Colorado, USA!!!!
Midnight in Paris
Thinking of Thee
Be Happy
Jesse
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