Mid-Autumn Festival, Mooncakes and An Overnight Trip to China
A bright moon and stars twinkle and shine. Wishing you a merry Mid-Autumn Festival, bliss, and happiness. September 27-28, 2015: Little did we know when we flew to Hong Kong, […]
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Hong Kong Island Highlights
September 25-26, 2015: Chris arrived back on MOKEN in the middle of September and immediately set to work on his list of projects to get us ready for the upcoming […]
Palawan 2015: Subic to Coron
February 21-25, 2015: When Chris arrived back in Subic on February 17, he had a couple of projects to tackle before we could set off on our Palawan adventures on […]
MOKEN Makeover, Part One
January 21, 2015: Personally, we think MOKEN is a pretty sharp looking boat. She has a green hull, white topside with green stripes on the pilothouse and black bottom paint […]
The Seahorse Marine Factory
March 3, 2014: The factory in China where MOKEN was built is located close to Macau. With my entry visa in hand, Jen dropped me off at the Macau-Gongbei border crossing and […]
When will the flooding end?
October 30, 2013: While sunny skies have been prevailing over Subic Bay for the better part of October, inside MOKEN it hasn’t been quite so dry. We’ve had a deluge […]
Our Own Little Flood
October 12-13, 2013: Admittedly this is nothing compared to the devastation suffered recently in areas all over the Philippines, but we recently experienced our own little flood on MOKEN. Here’s the background.
Med Mooring Made Easier
July 3, 2013: We may still be light years away from taking MOKEN to the Mediterranean, but that doesn’t mean we’re not planning ahead. All those idyllic picture postcard harbours […]
A Tale of Two Shipments (part 2)
If you thought part one was bad, hold on to your hat! You ain’t seen nothing yet! Shipment #1 Shipped first. Arrived first. Received last. written on February 17: This […]
A Tale of Two Shipments (part 1)
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of […]
