Monthly Archives: April 2014

Sunda Straight and Krakatoa

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Frank Taylor

We reached the southern tip of Sumatra where a ton of shipping activity flows between Java and Sumatra (the Sunda Straight). Some are ships going through the gap to or from the Indian Ocean to distant destinations. There were many … Continue reading →

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Almost to Sunda Straight

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Frank Taylor

At 2 AM we are about 25 miles from the southern tip of Sumatra, essentially the mouth of Sunda Straight.  We had an interesting 2 day trip from Belitung with a much less placid Java Sea than we’ve seen.  There … Continue reading →

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Crossed Equator Third Time

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Frank Taylor

We crossed the equator late Thursday evening for the third time on our journey, since leaving the US in 2009. We will cross it one more time on Tahina when we head for the Caribbean after visiting South America in … Continue reading →

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Nice First Day

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Frank Taylor

When we left yesterday, we had a small crowd there to see us off.  Crews of sv Callisto, Three Ships, and Apogee and two dock crew.  Michael of Callisto helped with the remaining washing, and with removing the window AC … Continue reading →

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We Have Left!

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Frank Taylor

We got everything done, topped off our tanks, and are now motoring out the river leaving Malaysia and Singapore behind.  We had lots of good times, but we are ready for new adventures.  More later (if our Indonesia SIM card … Continue reading →

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Last Trip to Singapore

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Frank Taylor

Today I’m leaving before the crack of dawn for my last eye doctor follow-up. The eye seems fine, so I’m pretty sure this will go smoothly. A boat that parked next to us in the marina has a UK couple … Continue reading →

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Puteri Area 360 Panoramas

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Frank Taylor

It has been months since I last took some 360 panoramas, and I realized I have done none in Malaysia. Since we’ve spent so much time in the Puteri Harbour Marina, I thought it would be appropriate do some in … Continue reading →

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North New Zealand Tracks

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Frank Taylor

More work on Tahina’s maps to share. During our 6+ months in New Zealand we traveled over land, with a car we had purchased, over both the southern and northern islands. After our New Zealand southern island travels in 2011, … Continue reading →

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New Maps for New Caledonia

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Frank Taylor

For the past few days, with a bit more free time on my hands, I’ve been working on processing data from our older passages that never got completed. In the past, I’ve created maps for many of the countries we’ve … Continue reading →

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About One Week Left

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Frank Taylor

The last week has seen a lot of progress in our preparations for the Indian Ocean crossing. I’ve updated the map shown on the right of our main page and blog, which links to an interactive version which you can … Continue reading →

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