From: "Jonathan Bickel" <papillon31@earthlink.net>

Subject: Papillon update

Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 10:37:27 –0500

N 24°42.37 W 81°05.63

Hello from beautiful downtown Marathon. Realizing I had not sent out an update for some time thought I might let those few people that might even care that we are still live and well. Looks like we will be kicking back here for a while. I talked to a boat, not hard to do in the Keys even when sober, that had come in from Key West the other day and things are a mess down there right now with finding a place to anchor. The Navy, which owns Fleming Island is getting real restrictive, homeland security they say, about anchoring around there island and have also scheduled the channel to be dredged this month so there are not many places to drop a hook at this time. So this place looks much better to sit and enjoy the 78° weather.

Ruby has taken up dolphin watching. The anchorage is a favorite feeding spot for the dolphins and they often surface and then dive under the boat. Her eyes about pop out of her little head. It is a trip to watch her.

So we spend the days working on the boat, reading, hanging out in town and just generally goofing off. Life is good in paradise!

Check out our Bay Map charting our position and updated pictures on http://liveaboardsvpapillon.homestead.com/Chartourcourse.html

"Goin where the weather suits my clothes"

Capt Jon & Ruby