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Hi mom, I imagine winter is approaching in Texas, no such luck here in the endless dog days of swelter. On the upside there is not a hint of Christmas-mania in the Muslim world of S.E. Asia. Sorry, I will miss you and family this holidays, but perhaps not the commercialism. I received a few emails from friends asking if I'm OK, most likely since I haven't been on the computer for two weeks, so ... [read more]

Hi mom, It's pissing rain for some days and I’m still marina-side tinkering and watching movies. A whole fleet of cruisers has descended on the harbor and there have been dinner/cocktail parties, organized tours, and social events. Unfortunately I am not as entertained as this may sound; not being a retiree I find myself seemingly caught in a peerless no man's land. This whole last year I’v... [read more]

Hi mom, all's well. Finally, after a week of dreary islands, murky waters, and crappy, rolly anchorages in the Malacca Strait, I made it to the island of Pankor and caught up on some sleep. This single-handing the boat wears hard in these high traffic waters. It's nothing like an ocean passage, where the solitude breeds easy going routine like a leisure Sunday drive, it's more like dwelling in ... [read more]

Hi mom, all well on board. I have been a few days sailing up the Malacca Strait, the fabled path of the spice trades where every nation in Europe and Asia traded (still trade) wares to the four corners of the world. Singapore was a little bit of a disappointment, I spent a few days wandering the cleanest city I have ever been in, yet it lacked charm and had the sterile feeling of a giant city-... [read more]

Hi mom, We arrived in Malaysia, the city of Johor Baru, which is just across from Singapore. In a dramatic lifestyle change from the poor simple island hopping sailor I have turned to commercial real estate consultant and prince's body guard. In a polar opposition to Indonesia’s serene backwater island hoping, where just last week I woke to birdsong, with sunrises beaming between lush mountain... [read more]

Hi mom, Marc and Stephanie are from our hometown Heidelberg and like family have been a joy to have around. I have adopted them as my niece and nephew and they have been great crew for the trip from Bali to Malaysia. They're going home in a few weeks so I'm sending some CDs with photos to drop off with Heiner, and copies for all the cousins. They are going to drop into Hacktoifel and surprise h... [read more]

Hi Mom We departed Bali with new crew, a young German couple named Marc and Stephanie is helping me sail to Malaysia. Melissa and I had been traveling around the island for the last weeks and I haven't been to the internet to get an email out, so this'll be a condensed one. Melissa had flown in the day after Amanda departed, once again favoring me with her vacation time. ... [read more]

Hi Mom & Eusebia, It’s a wonderful beach life, Amanda is having a great time surfing and has also taken up with new friends these last few days. I, on the other hand am being neglected and disdained for being old and un-cool. It's (all) fathers of teenagers lot in life, to always give moral support & financial assistance, and be dissed for every piece of fatherly advise and sharing simple wi... [read more]

Hi mom, Amanda arrived safely and all's great. We have shopped till we dropped for two days now and amazingly she still has most of her spending money and has not tapped me yet. Imagine almost everything you've ever bought that was 'made in Indonesia' is also produced here in Bali, art work to textiles, handicrafts to musical instruments, furniture to furnishings, all hand made by a wonderfully... [read more]

Hi Mom, We are 30 miles out from Bali and can see the volcano clearly on the horizon. We spent the last couple days in a beautiful anchorage on the island Lombok after two days easy sail from komodo. Upon arriving in the village of Sepi, after a dubious beginning, we made a village of friends. Sepi is far away as possible from the islands tourism, a true Indonesian fishing village and with very... [read more]

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