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Category Archives: Diesel Duck

Mid-Autumn Festival, Mooncakes and An Overnight Trip to China

November 8, 2015by Sandra Leave a comment

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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Asia, Diesel Duck

Hong Kong Island Highlights

November 2, 2015by Sandra 1 Comment

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 […]

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Asia, Diesel Duck, Food

Palawan 2015: Subic to Coron

March 5, 2015by Sandra Leave a comment

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 […]

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Cruising, Diesel Duck, Philippines, Projects, Video

MOKEN Makeover, Part One

January 21, 2015by Sandra 2 Comments

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 […]

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Diesel Duck, Philippines, Projects

The Seahorse Marine Factory

March 7, 2014by Sandra 5 Comments

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 […]

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Asia, Diesel Duck

When will the flooding end?

October 29, 2013by Sandra 2 Comments

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 […]

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Diesel Duck, Projects

Our Own Little Flood

October 14, 2013by Sandra 2 Comments

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.

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Diesel Duck, Philippines, Projects

Med Mooring Made Easier

July 23, 2013by Sandra Leave a comment

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 […]

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Diesel Duck, Europe

A Tale of Two Shipments (part 2)

February 20, 2013by Sandra 2 Comments

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 […]

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Diesel Duck, Philippines

A Tale of Two Shipments (part 1)

February 19, 2013by Sandra 1 Comment

  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 […]

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Diesel Duck, Philippines, Projects

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