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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«Oldest ‹Older 401 – 464 of 464Merry Christmas Jesse. 2010 is certainly going to be an exciting year for you. Best of wishes and fair winds.
Greg of Brisbane.
Merry Christmas little Neptune's child
Brumbyy
Hi Jessica
I’ve just seen your Christmas Video Message. Thanks for your Christmas wishes to us. I’m glad you have Chocolate Mousse. I had a Choco Mousse last night having dinner with friends at a local restaurant.
By now you have no doubt had some of your long conversations on the Sat Phone. Enjoy the rest of your ‘White Christmas’ day.
Have to go now and visit family for Christmas dinner etc.
Tony L (Mt Martha VIC)
Merry Christmas and Happy sailing in the new year Jessica! I enjoy reading your blog and am so glad you can keep all of us up-to-date, when you have the time! What a great adventure you are on!
Take care and Godspeed!
Momma C
Potter Valley, California
wishing you a wonderous christmas...this may prove to be your most memorable one...you have become a daily part of so many people's lives and your blogs and videos are something i look forward to...i feel, as others do, that i am sharing the journey with you...rock on girl....fair winds and smooth sailing...
Hi Jessica!
Thank you for the Christmas video. I loved it, and watched several times. Even if you are completely alone in the most isolated area on the planet (the South Pole area is much more crowded, and the space station astronauts are not alone), so do you not look like feeling alone. You have your nearest friend over the phone, and us over the blog! You look happy, and you look competely untouched by the rolling boat. The cabin is really beautifully decorated, may I guess more than any single-handed road-the-world boat ever!
Merry Chrstmas, and good trip!
Bengt Larsson, Sweden
Hey Jesse, have a very, very merry xmas. We are all thinking of you. I'm not sure what time zone you're in and if it's xmas day yet for you but enjoy.
stay safe
Mick
MERRY X-MAS JESSICA,
Hope you have a lovely day and the weather is kind to you.You are defently not alone on this special day.(where have all the critics gone)
Guess they have finally realized never underestimate an AUSSIE.Love reading your website.Wishing you,your family,your team and everyone else following your dream a very merry x-mas.
Take care and be safe.Love the Andersons from Adelaide.xxoo
Merry Christmas Jess, we're thinking of you. Even us cynical 36.9 year olds are inspired by what you've already achieved...yes 36.9 is officially middle age for a Sydneysider! Let's hope I can follow your example (albeit a bit late!) in 2010 and get closer to my dreams. Have fun, Alex
A very Merry Christmas, Jess. We love your courage and are pleased to support your endeavours. as you once said, "You are alone, but not lonely". God bless!
Ian from Brisbane
A few more lines to wish a special merry Christmas for two members of the Community, Richard (QLD) and Trudy (Austria) who are, like Jessica, alone tonight. You won't be lonely, as your fellow bloggers are sharing their emotions and thoughts with you.
And come on, Kaleen, you go girl (read that somewhere?). Nowadays, cataract surgery is not really a problem. You can overcome it! Think of Jesse, put your chin up and the achievement will come. We have a great teacher, don't we?
By the way, thank you Jesse, for having created, not by will but by your skills and your natural shining personality, such a warm, friendly and loving bunch. You're precious to all of us.
Merry Christmas Jess!!
It might seem like you are all alone but in spirit you are not!!
Hope you get some great pressys and hope you got some plum pudding to eat!!
Aus xxxxxx
Merry Christmas to you Jess. I enjoyed watching your most recent video. You look quite bubbly and happy in it which is good to see.
We will be eagerly waiting to hear about what goodies Santa has brought to you and what treats you enjoyed eating on Christmas day.
It is raining a little here in Hervey Bay, hopefully my kitchen will not be like an oven once I start cooking the roast.
Smooth sailing, safe travels as always.
Lily in Hervey Bay, Queensland.
Hi Jessica, I do hope that you have a lovely and safe Christmas Day. No doubt you will be missing your family and friends so much today, but I am sure that they will be with you in spirit. Let's hope tht you can speak with them by satellite phone or Skype (or whatever communication system you are using).
The weather here on the Sunshine Coast is very humid. We have had a couple of drops of rain but that is about it.
I am sure that Santa will have found you by now and I hope that all of the pressies that you receive all help that strong will of yours to keep going with your very brave and exciting trip. You certainly did well to fix the electrical problems that you had a day or so ago.
Take care,
Bern in Caloundra Q
Hey! congrats on getting this far! :D and have a very merry Christmas. :D
Wishing you a safe and Merry Christmas Jessica. I've been following your voyage since day one and this is my first message to you. Your'e such a courageous and admirable young woman. I'm sure that this journey will teach you more than you could ever imagine. God speed, you are in his hands. Hugs from the midwest, USA!
Maggie
Hello Jessica,
You have contributed so much to our knowledge; forcing us non-sailors to learn more about sailing, the oceans, currents, winds, birds as well as what it takes to manage a sailboat in the beautiful blue Pacific.
Just like to wish you a very Happy Christmas out there in the
middle of Point Nemo.
Be sure to stay alert and you'll be fine.
Ozca,
From: The Bras d'Or Lakes.
Merry Christmas, Jessica!
Chris Akenfelds
Brisbane QLD
Merry Christmas Jessica. Trusting that the fog will lift and sunshine comes your way. Be well. Amy in OBX, North Carolina, USA.
...hey jess! wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! you're not alone out there in the ocean! sail safe! <3
-aviv
castro valley, ca, usa
Merry Christmas! Hope you enjoy those gifts you've had stashed away for so long.
Scott, Denver, Colorado, USA
Hi Jesse,
So busy last night with making the sauces etc I didn't get to check to see if you had blogged. I was really surprised to see this afternoon that you had not only blogged you had also done your Christmas video. You are amazing. I would have made us all wait! I really didn't expect to hear from you again until tomorrow. So thank you very much. I hope your Christmas dinner didn't seem too lonely. Where I live in Bundanoon it's been a bit like your weather, the lovely mist rolled in just as we were sitting down to eat our christmas meal. And at least it was cool, and not hot and sticky as we have been having.
It's amazing that you're still having enough wind to keep moving in that fog. Do you have your thermals on yet?
I'm glad Santa was able to find you. Those reindeer are really amazing aren't they? Did they make much noise landing on the deck? I hope they didn't get caught on the anchor chain or something!
Still wishing fair winds for you, and I hope that fog rolls back before you get into iceberg land.
Best wishes
Toni
Hi Jessica
Keep your spirits up Christmas on your own has to be strange and with the swell kust passing in the fog a bit errie.
Anyway thinking of you at Christmas just had dinner and the wife and her mum are watching a Bob Hope movie called paleface from the 1950 era i think its funny
Happy Christmas Jessica
Don
Adelaide
Merry Christmas Jessica I hope you got some neat presents, but to be honest you can't get a better present than the thousands of fans following your adventure and wishing you well. Regardless of that stay safe and well and we will do our next toast to you at midnight on new years eve..Cheers Mate..!!prich
Hey jesse,
how good was that vid. Sooo nice to see that lovely smiley face beaming across my computer screen. A real comfort to see you looking so well too. Hope you had a great xmas day catching up with all the family. I join the rest of the blogging fam in wishing you a very merry christmas..albeit a little late in the day.
I bet you had lots of surprises in the prezzie bag and that meal sounded better than mine lol..I hope you put Epl on auto and had the traditional 'afternoon nap':)
Thinking of you as we all are and god's speed to and around Cape Horn. Be safe and secure...
Ben (Qld)
Merry Christmas, Jesse! You will have cozier, more traditional Christmases in the future, but you will always remember this one.
Rebecca in California
p.s. Maybe Rudolph can help you cut through that thick fog tonight. :)
merry christmas jess ! (:
i just wanted to say that i love what your doing, and i think your incredibly brave. id love to do sailing but i dont think my mum would let me do it to the extent that you have, haha. and i dont think id be able to be alone for that long, lol. wishing that the rest of your trip is safe and that the weather is good to you (: we're all thinking of you back here in Aus, lots of love darl, and good luck once again , xxx.
A very special Christmas time for you...God's peace & protection & His provision be known to you. Merry Christmas!
ET frm Sth Aus
Hi Jessica, Merry Christmas from Switzerland.
Tim, Julia, Gabriel and Nicolas.
Hi Jess, it looks like after 2 mths you are managing to keep your spirit up. I wish i had the guts to do what you are doing when I was your age.
I hope that good winds and safe sailing will stay with you and Ella's Pink Lady for the rest of your trip and that sometime in 2010 your name will become part of humankind achievements that will encourage people to try their best and then some more. Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year. Claudio, Oatley, NSW
All the very best for Christmas, your not alone this day half the world is with you.
John & Nancy
Alana Rose
OZ
Merry Christmas Jessica!
Glad I am one of many people
who is thinking of you today.
have a great day!
Merry Christmas Jessica, you may be in the middle of nowhere but you have plenty of support back home.
Pleased to see you decorated the cabin to get into the spirit. Try and enjoy your day of peace and quiet. - Tom (QLD)
Hi Jesse
Merry Christmas to you and EPL out there in the middle of nowhere - as you say.
:-) Glen, Denmark
Merry Christmas Jesse.
Merry Xmas honey, keep up the great work.
Merry Christmas Jessica! Really admire what you're doing - good work mate.
.
Hey Jesse....
Happy Christmas !!! [ ]
And we'll be following your every splash in a Great 2010.
.. catchya later..
... Ooc.
Happy Crimbo Jesse - Santa knows exactly where you are and he is definitely going to drop off prezzies today (and maybe the odd flying fish). Well I don't know, after the stress of cooking and looking after kids and extended family all day I reckon you're in a pretty good position, right there on Point Nemo - on your tod. Have a sublime Christmas, and may the waves offer extra shine for you today.
David :o)
Merry Christmas Jessica. You are an inspiration to everyone, keep up the good work. I love reading your blog and keeping up with your progress. Oive
Hi Jess. Hope your Christmas Day was good. Guess you missed your family and friends. Best wishes to you. You are a brave girl and I hope the weather is kind to you. Cheers, Noela.
hello jessica
just want to wish a merry christmas,, hope santa stops your way for you... best wishes stay safe and thinking of you and the pink lady.
again merry christmas
from william QLD
Jessica: What a great thing! Read your blogs and watch you video's almost everyday. Keep following your dream and have a wonderful Christmas. Rick (East Coast USA)
Hi Jessica,
I've been waiting for Sally to give us a font art drawing of Nemo-Land.
Oh well, looks like I'll have to settle for the brilliant blog poems instead, Ho Ho Ho and Merry Christmas.☺☺☺
Merry Christmas from South Florida. You are in our thoughts this Chrismas morning. Fort Lauderdale is 78 F and overcast and a long ways from you. Stay safe.
Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Let your heart be light!
(I was singing it this morning and it made me think of you!)
Be safe, healthy and, above all, full of chocolate and surrounded by great gifts :-)
Daniela, Germany
Wishing you a very happy Christmas Jesse. Tony (Shipshape and Bristol fashion) Bristol UK)
Congratulations on getting so far and best wishes for the remainder of the voyage - one step at a time you will get there! Merry XMAS!
Merry Christmas Jesse, from the Gale family in Grand Junction, Colorado, USA! My daughters, 6 and 7 years old, think you're a hero! They love hearing your blog! Happy Sailing!
You are doing great Jessica, hope you had a lovely christmas. Loved to see the christmas decorations on Pink Lady. I was thinking of you on Chrissy day, as I do often. Keep up the good work.
You go girl!!!
Love the McIntosh Family
Merry Xmas!! All the best! It's definitely a xmas you'll never forget :)
Gem (Newcastle, NSW)
Merry Christmas Jessica. I can feel Ella slipping and sliding down in the ocean, and it sounds good. Another landmark reached - Point Nemo. I'm learning a lot from your blog, didn't know about Point Nemo before, and will look it up on my pocket Times Atlas when I find it. I'm in a mess here from Christmas. We had 12 family here. It was terrific. Cooked a glazed ham, roast turkey, poached whole ocean trout and vegies. Followed by an ice cream pudding. You can look forward to this next Christmas. It's now hot and humid in Brisbane, my husband is on the golf course, my daughter and boyfriend have gone out for Boxing Day visiting and I'm about to go on my "long walk" - I walk around my suburb as fast as I can for an hour. It's great exercise. Happy sailing for now.
Hi Jessica
anthony gorey here Roula my wife and i want to wish you the very best for christmas, and every day on your voyage, i did not agree with you taking on this adventure but you have won my heart, i will be 59 years of age in January 2010 that is 43 years difference, by the time you will have completed your voyage , you will have as much experence about live as i have, your a credit to yourself and to your family, rember one has to go through the low's to enjoy the high's may the high pionts of each day be super and the lows only a memory
best wishes
Anthony Gorey
Michael (74) from Kingwood, WV
December 25, 2009 3:15 AM
I’m going to start collecting them in a file. Ha, ha gotcha. LOL………
Please explain..... :-))
Hope your christmas was exo Jess and Santa managed to find you.
You are a champion..
Ajay
merry christmas . hope santa found you and got some cool stuff. good to hear everything is going well.
"Discipline is remembering what you want."David Campbell
Hi Jessica,
I'm not a sailor (had a scary experience on my dad's boat when I was young), but I hope to overcome this & get sailing (now 38yo).
Your trip is huge....I know I couldn't try it.
I'm in Tas awaiting the arrival of the yachts...few days yet due to calm winds.
Take care
Regards
Mark Rabone
Hi Jessica,
I'm not a sailor (had a scary experience on my dad's boat when I was young), but I hope to overcome this & get sailing (now 38yo).
Your trip is huge....I know I couldn't try it.
I'm in Tas awaiting the arrival of the yachts...few days yet due to calm winds.
Take care
Regards
Mark Rabone
Hi Jess I wake every morning and jump on to your blog to see how your day was. Glad you enjoyed your new year. Stay safe.
Hi Jessica
The middle of nowhere means from nowhere you are going somewhere now
Donald
Adelaide
Jessica may the Angels be with you and guide you every step of the way.
You have wonderful strength and support and a most confident, contented young woman the world has been privy to share in your adventures.
My prayers, angels & blessings stay with you for your journey. Enjoy it!
*^A^*
Marg, Meropi and Philip from Melbourne are all very proud of you Jessica. Go Girl!
Hi Jess,
i think sailing would be better than worrying about working my arse off to pay bills, that seem to come when i have no money. also i drive an old car that is worth $500, but is going to cost $2,000 to make police worthy (it's road worthy, but not according to the police). i like my old car, i use it now and again, i don't want to part with it, but my friends are telling me to get a new one. i only work part time, so i don't have the money for a new one. i'm ok with public transport, but a car is good to have for emergency long distance travel.
anyway sail well
James o
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