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
Bawean Island Celebrities
Denpasar wasn’t the kind of place we like to linger very long, and after fighting traffic any time we left the area we were sort of left with little to do but leave. There was a great grocery store nearby, so with the larders full, we set off again We … Read More
Losing Inner Peace in Bali
When in Rome, visit Buddhist temples. Our group of friends rented a big van with a driver and set off with big plans for a day of sightseeing around Bali. Taman Ayun was our first stop, not too far away through the morning traffic. It’s a beautiful place, full of … Read More
Denpasar, Bali
I know it doesn’t usually look like it, but while I’m out here traipsing around the world I’m also running a business. I started Wanderer Financial about eight years ago now, and it just continues to grow no matter how far away I manage to sail from the the financial … Read More
Shipwrecks
Shipwrecks, the surf break, was first given the name because of a cargo ship that had run onto the reef there in the 60s. The sea has long since eaten that wreck, but apparently it’s such a regular occurrence, with dozens of ships of different sizes going up there, that … Read More