Life in KK
Although KK (Kota Kinabalu) in Borneo was not our final destination for the season as far as we had planned, it was a major stopover for us. It’s not that we did not like the Philippines, because we really did and had a great time th…
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Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia (Borneo)
Happy Birthday, Norm!
Our last night in civilization was spent in Fairhope Alabama, a beautiful small town and suburb of Mobile. We used the courtesy car at Eastern Shore Marine to explore the town. Missed out on panninis at Pannini Pete’s (reportedly the best i…
Off to the Erie Canal
We left Stratford May 31, 2011, almost a year after our Great Loop departure, for an exploration of the Erie Canal from end to end, 342 miles. We will be following the turn of the century Erie Canal that follows natural rivers and lakes.&nb…
7 weeks later………
Chillin at the hospitalWell, it sure went slow, but I’m about 84.273% back to normal. In two weeks I’m flying home for the summer. It was a really slow recovery. I read about 20 books, watched a bunch of videos and went stir crazy. Actually the past fe…
Chesapeake City to Home!. Crossing our Wake !
From Baltimore we went to Rock Hall, a free dock to transients. The weather was threatening so we stayed in Rock Hall for a couple of days. We wheeled our laundry a mile into town, bought some groceries and were set for the final leg …
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Demopolis to Bay Springs Lake
On Sunday, May 29th, we left the Demopolis Yacht Basin and traveled seven hours (55 miles and one lock) to Sumter Landing where we were anchored by 5:30 p.m. It was another hot day but that isn’t going to change a…
Ready for the Chesapeake Bay!
Janet and I arrived yesterday in Norfolk to finish the Great Loop! It was a beautiful day (and so is this morning!). This map is something I did for a slide presentation for our 5th-grade class during the final few days of school. You can see how short…
Being flexible…pays off! Change of plans!
Originally we had planned to be in Singapore in early June, but we decided to remain in Borneo and travel to Singapore next fall. Here’s why.
All the guide books and travel brochures that are readily available here in Sabah, Borneo extol the virtues…
Back on the water………
We’ve been out of touch. We know. And we’re sorry. We’ve been extra busy with expected and unexpected land travel. Our daughter, Colleen and her husband, Brian, were expecting their first baby (our 4th grandmiracle) on May 15.&n…
Puerto Princesa to Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
There was an air of excitement on both Grey Pearl and Seabird as we pulled up anchor in Puerto Princesa. As much as we loved the Philippines, we were looking forward to arriving in a few days at Sutera Harbour Resort and Marina in Kota Kinab…
