Monthly Archives: July 2013

Lost Chair

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Frank Taylor

We had another nice day at P. Tioman yesterday. Beautiful place, and we had great weather during our stay. All except for one 15 minute period. More on that in a moment. After Karen slept in, we went ashore just … Continue reading →

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Palau Tioman

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Frank Taylor

We had a nice smooth ride (which means no wind) with sunny skies for our trip out to Palau Tioman (Palau means island in Malay). Tioman is a large resort island a little over 20 miles east of the mainland. … Continue reading →

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Heading North Again

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Frank Taylor

Yesterday we finished crossing Singapore’s south side and stopped part way up a little river on the Malaysia side. There is a small Malaysia Navy base there with a nice pier. We anchored just past that. Apparently too close though, … Continue reading →

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Tahina Heading Out and Guests Coming

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Frank Taylor

We had a hectic few days, but we managed to leave as planned early today. We are now motoring past Singapore. We have to go all the way past Singapore since we are not cleared to anchor in Singapore with … Continue reading →

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Eye Progress and Tahina Moving

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Frank Taylor

Went to the eye doctor in Singapore again on Monday. This time he had some good news for me. The eye has made progress on its healing. The eye exam they gave me this time showed some slight acuity improvement. … Continue reading →

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Borobudur

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Frank Taylor

Borobudur is a famous 9th century Buddhist temple which was brought to world-wide attention by Sir Thomas Raffles in the 1800s. It was abandoned in the 14th century, and covered in volcanic ash and jungle growth. But, this ironically helped … Continue reading →

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Visiting Prambanan

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Frank Taylor

We took a plane flight on Sunday from Singapore to Java, Indonesia so we could see some famous temple sites in Yogyakarta. On Tuesday, we were able to see two big temple sites. The first one I’m sharing here is … Continue reading →

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Photos from Boatyard

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Frank Taylor

I’ve started processing photos from the trip to Pangkor and back. The first batch are photos from our experiences at the boatyard. We didn’t take nearly enough photos of ourselves doing all the hard work – probably because we don’t … Continue reading →

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Back at Puteri Harbour Near Singapore

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Frank Taylor

We arrived back at Puteri Harbour Marina in Johor, Malaysia, right next door to Singapore (west of it). This is where Tahina stayed for about 4 months while we traveled home to the US during Christmas, and for some medical … Continue reading →

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4th of July Passage

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Frank Taylor

It was the 4th of July on our second day’s passage from Pangkor. We had a long passage planned of 90 nautical miles. We left just past the crack of dawn. Strangely enough the winds were from the northwest. We … Continue reading →

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