To ride or not to ride? Elephant Tourism
Elephant Tourism – Make an informed decision before you ride an elephant. There is a disturbing history of abuse that the elephant endured.
Cruising Phuket – Part Two
One of the most stunning features of the Phang Nga Bay area is, undoubtedly, the limestone karsts which jut dramatically from the emerald green sea. The karsts give the area its complicated and mystical beauty. These karsts are often covered or partially covered with lush vegetation, and the bases of these karsts are honeycombed with astonishing caves and aquatic grottos known as hongs in Thai. Many hongs can be explored via kayak or canoe, and some, at low tide, can be traversed on foot. To my mind they are a must see. They are mystical, beautiful and wondrous…
Cruising Phuket – Part One
Phuket Islands, palm trees, & barbecues on the white sand beaches, monkeys & giant buddhas. Sailing Phuket, Koh Phi Phi Don & Railay Bay.
Anything you can do I can do better!
when it comes to keeping our floating home running and in tip top shape, ultimately it is Dwayne that gets the work done! He is a Jack of all trades which is a fundamental attribute when you live on a boat. Dwayne is the tradesman and I am the tradesman’s assistant… I can handle that.
A fan breaks down…. he fixes it. Gooseneck on the boom breaks… he fixes it. Clean the sludge out of the diesel tanks…. yep you got it … Dwayne does it! What about this scenario “the dinghy painter is stuck in the prop, crocodile infested waters” who jumps in to free it?
I Should Have Known Better!
Consequences & live aboard life! Mistakes will happen, so how do we learn from them? Will discomfort help us not repeated our mistakes?
Cruising to Ao Chalong, Phuket
Sailing from Langkawi to Ao Chalong in Phuket was our first experience sailing into Thailand waters and clearing customs and immigration at Ao Chalong. Once there, we had to get into our chores… i.e. find a supermarket, laundry, scooter hire, fuel and an engineer! But first we get to explore some of the beautiful Thai islands…
All You Need to Know About Sailing Indonesia
Clearing in and out of customs, pirates, transport, phone and internet, cheap food, shopping, fruit and veg, fuel, hardware, bartering, trading and gifts, as well as some basic Indonesian words to know are covered in this post. It also includes a link to a google map of the anchorages we used which includes information about the holding and the depth of water.
Sailing – Langkawi
Surrounded by beautiful green islands; mountainous with sheer rock faces plunging into blue water, we had finally reached Langkawi and the surrounding islands. We anchored at Pulau Singa Besar for the night and, not realising what little gem was hidden beneath the trees, we moved on the next day for Kuah.
Chores – Washing the Clothes
Washing day. Even living on a boat we still have chores to do. Washing is made easier with my Companion Easywash Single Tub.
