Official Jessica Watson Blog

First off, an update on the documentary. Did I mention how hard the guys in the edit suite at 5 Oceans Media are working? I’m not actually sure they go home at night! Even without the final graphics and music, it’s looking amazing. I’m also pretty excited to announce that Sir Richard Branson is going to be doing the voiceovers, and I'm really looking forward to meeting him!

You all know how I used to talk about missing being able to go for a walk whilst I was out at sea. Well, after 2 ½ days and nearly 50km of walking, I’ve had more than my fill of walking for a while! Last week I headed off with my brother Tom and a big heavy pack for a few days (see pic below), to walk the Cooloola great walk (thanks Justin and James for the boots, they were brilliant!). What a great track and what a treat to go three days without being recognised! The cool views down the beach and the reflections on the river in the early morning made the stiff legs at the end more than worth it. Ok fine, stiff is a little inaccurate. I was waddling like a duck for a few days afterwards! 

Since then, I’ve been back and forth to Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Sydney, out on the water again (I miss sailing in big seas!) and spending any spare time at home, slowly working my way through my stack of letters and cards and replying to them.  It’s a big, but fun job and I can’t help marveling at how some actually got to me, with addresses such as ‘ Jessica Watson, Little sailor girl, Sunshine coast, Australia or ‘Jessica Watson, Around the World Sailor, Buderim, QLD’. One was simply addressed Jessica Watson c/o the Prime Minister of Australia and got to me via the Federal Government, State Government and Council offices! 

Thanks again to everyone who sent something and sorry for the slow replies.

It’s not long now till Ella’s Pink Lady’s going to be heading off again to the Sydney Boat Show, so we’ve also been kept busy with a few jobs and more un-loading, ready for her trip back down the coast.  You know how boats are, there’s a never-ending list of jobs to do.

The driving is going well. I’ve pretty much got the whole staying between the white lines thing worked out! And other achievements for the week include making a start on some maths, missing a plane flight and walking around Sydney for the day wearing my watch upside down! Oops.

These days, when someone asks Mum whether she’s glad to have me home, her reply is… ‘Yes but it was a lot quieter when she was away!’

Jesse