diff --git a/application/default/views/scripts/water/timemap.phtml b/application/default/views/scripts/water/timemap.phtml
index c0136eff..c8409ade 100644
--- a/application/default/views/scripts/water/timemap.phtml
+++ b/application/default/views/scripts/water/timemap.phtml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ window.onload=function() {
 	tm = TimeMap.init({
 		mapId: "watermap",               // Id of map div element (required)
 		timelineId: "timeline",     // Id of timeline div element (required)
-		scrollTo: "earliest",
+		scrollTo: "2008-06-01",
 		options: {
             eventIconPath: "../images/",
             mapType:G_SATELLITE_MAP,