Tag Archives: Singapore

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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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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Last Eye Procedure a Success

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Frank Taylor

On Wednesday we left Puteri by bus and went across to Singapore. We had reservations for two nights at a hotel because I had an appointment early Thursday morning for my last eye procedure – a cataract procedure. This was … Continue reading →

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Making Good Progress

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Frank Taylor

We had a good mix of sailing and motoring down to Penang. The weather patterns have been good shore breezes (from the east) in the mornings, motoring during mid-day when the winds stop and shift, and then winds from the … Continue reading →

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Another Month

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Frank Taylor

Yesterday we made a second trip to Phuket Town to the Customs office. When we visited a week ago, they wouldn’t let us extend our boat for another month because we didn’t yet have our new visas (even though we … Continue reading →

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Busy Week Back in Malaysia

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Frank Taylor

It has been nice being back at Rebak Marina on our home Tahina. We have installed a few of the parts we brought back with us from the US, and begun putting away everything. We will have more work to … 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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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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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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