Official Jessica Watson Blog

Happy New Year!! And stay safe

Nina, Germany

Hi Jessica!!!!!!My fifth grade class is following you and Ella's Pink Lady.My Class loves you blog and we wish to see pics but the town stopped us from seeing them. We all love to hear from you!!!!By the way we are from Londonderry, NH, USA.Do you love to swim ????I do !!!Do you play any sports????I swim on a swim team, play basketball and play lacrosse

I'm a little late, but Merry Christmas!

Jess, you are amazzzzzing. Happy Chrissy, happy new year, happy sailing. I always read your blog and in my weird humour I thought of this very crappy ditty, A sailor went to sea sea sea, to see what he (she) could see see see, but all that she could see see was the bottom of the deep blue sea sea sea. Hope you know it. I find monotony songs quite amusing ( I may well be very strange). Well be safe and safe and all that. With much admiration, Michelle (Brisbane)

Great Video Jess, Merry Christmas!

Hi Jess.. Congrats on hitting the Fearsome 50's....you are making great progress. Hope you had a Merry Christmas.. and that 2010 will be a RECORD BREAKING YEAR FOR YOU... We're all rooting for you ! Go Jess and Ella's Pink Lady...

Nancy and Pete, Keene NH USA

Hi Jesse,
The family and I think of you often. It's just fantastic to see what you're doing.
We hope you continue to have a great festive period and get some well earned rest before the cape.
I spent 4 years in Puerto Natales (Southern Chile - 51deg sth) and 2 years in the Falkland Islands, so you're now entering an area close to my heart - I'm now in Newcastle NSW - for all my sins I guess! ! !
Kindest regards
Tam, Mel & Molly

Hi, to Jess and the shore teame, keep up the good work, Sue

Hi Jess, I enjoyed your Christmas video.
I sure you had many of us thinking of you on Christmas day.
I hope you received many wonderful presents from your family. So keep up the speed remember not to lose focus.
A Happy New year is just around the corner and you can celebrate once more.
Many thanks to Andrew & your team they are all dedicated to you.

Safe sailing
Anthony NQ OZ

I wish you a merry christmas, I wish you a merry christmas, I wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year!

And most and for all I wish you a safe journey and a joyous return to Sidney!

Keep going Jess!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Marcus from Germany

Hi Jess,loved your xmas day video,looked like you had a good day and happy to see Santa had no trouble finding you..till next time stay safe,
Nana Cairns Qld

Hey Jess,

Merry Happy Boxing day, i am amazed at how many people have looked at your at Christmas video, over 19 thousand hits so far, every one is so proud of you Jess.

Tabulam Rob (this Week)

AKA

Berlin Red

Hey Jess,

I hope you saved some of those poppers from your equator crossing celebration, so you can ring in the New Year with style, lol.

Thank you Andrew and shore team for all of your hard work!

Geez laweez Jess, I wish you had a dollar for every newspaper article written about you from around the world! It would surely fund the entire voyage and then some! I was hoping to have something fantastic to contribute on this post, but alas, its 5 am here and I've not had my coffee :-/

Jess, I hope your Christmas presents were fun and uplifting and that you continue your progress in fine style. Thank you for the Christmas Video Blog! You must leave the decorations up till at least the New Year!

As Always, Be Safe,

Mike D
Landlocked in Philadelphia, Pa, USA

Michael (74) from Kingwood, WV
December 26, 2009 7:01 PM

No offense taken, Michael. I was also being silly with my Pauline Hansen impersonation. Kind regards.

Hi Jess,
Merry Christmas from all of us on the Sunshine Coast.We love reading your updates, what an inspiration you are. We have raised and toasted our glasses to you and wish you a very safe and happy new year. Hope you got lots of nice pressies. Don't worry, you're not missing too much here.
You will be back before you know it with lots more stories and memories to last a lifetime.
Good luck
Rhonda and the girls at Beacon, Maroochydore

HI Jessica,
Merry Cristmas glad to hear you are staying safe and making good progress been following your adventure from the start happy sailing stay sfe out there all my thougts are with you stay safe.
Doc

Hej Jessica,

Thanks for your Christmas Greetings. I hope in smoggy environment you to have a fine Christmas.

Another Jessica poem

Neptune’s Child

The world is such a nasty place
It gathers so much hate
We take the most from daily race
Each wants, for just our plate

But should we look a tad bit more
Beyond what serves alone
We’d see the splendour, what’s in store
We’d see, the world’s not stone

So what would bring the globe together
What would give us common cause
That could be that something better
Way beyond just loud applause

Many say, Christ’s birth was such
Yet this was long ago
This year and next, we have been touched
Yes it’s Jessica on the go

She may be just a slip of lass
With success not yet assured
Her sailing as each day doth pass
A love for her’s occurred

I see the comments, love abounds
Our words encourage strength
The fear of those the trip astounds
Such magnitude of length

But most of all I see the change
She’s brought all to a pause
Jess has such global range
She is, that common cause

Brumbyy

12-26-09 @ 04:02
For Samurai:
The little pictures and your posts, I really enjoy them. Gotcha, was just being silly. Yes??? No harm intended.
Michael (74) from Kingwood, WV

Jess,

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a great 2010 as you sail on back to your home in Australia.

Ho Ho sail on Jess keep safe Jess.

Michael in Melbourne

Jessica you certainly are a pioneer and fabulous role model to young people and old, when you get a little low, just know you are doing something wonderful for history of years to come.
All the best and keep on keeping on.
Sue Waters from Toowoomba in QLD

Hi Jesse

I love reading your blog and you have a knack of expressing what's happening with daily events to take us onboard with you. I find it easy to imagine the smell and taste of salt air/water and occasional feel of it with a rogue wave.

I noted that you forgot to pack a seabird book for identifying visitors so I tracked down a couple of links you can cut and paste to your browser that have photos, name, scientific name and some information about each bird.

I've put several links because each has varied information and interesting stuff like the fish and creatures of the deep. or you can go to the homepage of each link for a look around.

I hope it helps give you a new interest or does the unthinkable and spoils your routine.

SEABIRD SPECIES LIST & PHOTOS
http://www.montereyseabirds.com/SeabirdTripSpeciesList.htm

IMAGE GALLERY of PELAGIC SEA BIRDS
http://www.patteson.com/bpiimage.htm
Click on bird name for photo

SEA BIRDS
http://lihou.wildiaries.com/2009/11/seabirds.html

DEEP SEA BIRDS
http://www.deepseawaters.com/sea-birds.htm
scoll down

LIST of BIRD SPECIES--BIRD PHOTOS
http://www.oceanlight.com/birds.html
Land and Seabird photos, scroll down for the seabirds.

I also have something silly that might make you have a laugh.

You know the saying the "post must always get through-rain, hail or shine".

I'm thinking the Postie on his Moped must be pulling his hair out trying to deliver your internet connection account each Month. you can just imagine the little red motorbike chasing Ella's Pink Lady all over the ocean.

(I bet your already thinking about that post bike out there)

But Santa had one on him though because the Sleigh's airborne and just has to come in for a low pass.

Great to read the spirits are good, Parkers still good company and being a faithful crewman and you are filling your days well.

How's the fishing gowing. I had fish lastnight and you came to mind while I ate.

It's real good to see the World is watching a Queenslander out there doing one of the toughest challenges. you make us all very proud.

Cheers
Barry Clements

ps. keep watch for something red coming over the horizon (It'll be the mail coming)

Hi all,

I wish Jessica, Ellas pink lady, her crew and all the other persons on land a merry Christmas. Maybe the following link can be a little christmas gift: Happy people are dancing in a video on the planet earth.

http://www.starobserver.org/ap080722.html

Unfortunately it's not my video.

Best wishes for the whole journey.

Pierre

Great keeping up with you, may fair winds be your company, lots of love from Yarrawonga victoriast

Hope you had a great Christmas and a very special Boxing Day! I hope you fulfill all your dreams in the New Year. Take care rounding the Horn.......
Fair winds and good sailing.
Macdee