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After all the revelry and party we departed the wild side of Patong Bay and headed northwest for the 60 mile crossing to the Samilan Islands National Park. The National Park was established in 1982, the 43rd National Park in Thailand.  It is a no fi…

So often one hears people say on New Year’s Eve that they wish for a better year, that they hope all goes better and that the trials of the past year improve.  This year as we all sat and revealed our thoughts on the year passing we were all just h…

We enjoyed Christmas with friends aboard Furthur at the dock. Our quest for a turkey failed again so I baked a couple of stuffed ducks, this is may become the Asia holiday tradition.  A fellow cruiser, a findacrew friend, a traveler and a Thai friend…

With Furthur on the way to being all ship shape I took a day to work on the soul. In Phuket that means a trip to the Big Buddha. Last year I visited the temple many times and each I walked away with a renewal of the spirit. The times I went with a Tha…

Almost done!
Every boater has a list, long distance cruisers have a longer list. Every boater will get to the point where they say, “almost done” but never reach the end of the list as it grows daily. Today I am almost done with a long list of mino…

 
Last year I learned two lessons, I did not want to be on a race crew for 5 days and I wanted to be part of this historic event. This year I volunteered to be on the race committee and was put on the “on the water team” on a boat tasked with sett…

Wan Chalerm, the King’s Birthday
 
Today all of Thailand, and I mean all, celebrate the birthday of their beloved King Bumibol Adulyadei, Rama IV.  The King is the longest reigning monarch in the world and easily the most universally loved.
 His p…

THANKSGIVING
 
The wisdom from facebook. I copied these two postings and want to share them with my readers as well as they are both lessons I have learned along the way. The first one will come evident as you visit different countries and get to know…

Birthday Party

For the second year I enjoyed celebrating my birthday with my Aussie mate, Steve. We discovered the shared hallmark while cruising in Indonesia last year.  The party was great, sixty cruisers joined our “60’s” event as we both t…

EXPERIENCE THE FURTHUR ADVENTURE
Captain Brian and his crew are making a limited offer to experience life aboard a long range cruising trawler. This is a unique opportunity to participate in life at sea and SE Asia aboard the M/V Furthur.
We wil…