Sailing up to Langkawi. As some sort of special treat, we actually got a little bit of wind to get us moving for a change. This would be our last sail on this boat, as we plan to load up our few belongings, post the boat for sale, and fly … Read More
Around Penang
Heading out for a day around Penang, we started off with a quick walk through Fort Cornwallis. Our old friends, the British East India Company built the fort in the 1700s. The cool lighthouse was built in 1882 and serves no navigational purpose. After the fort we just meandered through … Read More
Headed to Penang
Leaving the marina we had a beautiful morning filled with interesting boats. Even got a little wave from this guy. These guys raced over to cut us off and lead us around their nets just before we ran through them. They were friendly about it and didn’t seem to blame … Read More
Port Dickson
We spent a couple of days in Port Dickson. It was kind of a fun place. If there was ever a boom time for this hotel/marina it had long passed. The hotel seemed to be about 99% empty, yet they meticulously maintained a beautiful pool. We hung out there most … Read More
Melaka Birthday
We celebrated Ouest’s 15th birthday in Melaka. It was one of those birthdays where we weren’t really sure where we would be ahead of time, so it was nice that we were at least in an interesting town. The day started out with unwinding the snubber line from the anchor … Read More
The Strait of Malacca
We found the right grocery store in Puteri Harbor, topped off the diesel yet again, and set off to make our way north up the Strait of Malacca. Light headwinds and timing the currents meant all we’d be doing is motoring north. This is definitely not a sailors paradise. Don’t … Read More
Singapore
The southern outpost of Puteri Harbour, Malaysia, offers just two things, really. One, easy port clearance. The marina itself is very inexpensive, and they do all the paperwork for clearing into the country. They charge just a few dollars for this, and it saves a lot of walking around and … Read More
On to Malaysia
A 250 million year old granite rock playground. When I talk about us spending the whole day going from government office to office, this is the form we are in search of. Show up in a new country without port clearance (widely known as a zarpe), and you will almost … Read More
Bye Bye Our Canadian Guys
We motored back out of Borneo and sailed west along the coast in the very shallow waters. The passage would take about three days, so as night fell on day one we decided to just drop the anchor and get a good night of sleep. The water was still only … Read More
Borneo’s Orangutans Day Two
We woke the next morning to a quiet foggy river. While we ate our way through a big breakfast, the crew picked the boat up and got us ready to get back underway. We had spent the night tucked into the trees along the side of the river just a … Read More
Borneo’s Orangutans Day One
I remember planning a trip to Borneo to see the Orangutans back on our first time through this area all those years ago, but I don’t remember now why we didn’t do it. So, when we reached this part of the planning stage again this time, we were sure to … Read More
Indonesian Borneo
We continued sailing across the Java Sea, bound for Borneo, or Kalimantan as it’s known in Indonesian. On our way there I discovered some geographical facts I didn’t know. Borneo is the third largest island in the world, and it’s shared by three countries. Borneo seems to live in all … Read More