A Marathon of Modifications
September 14 – December 17, 2015: In the Philippines, cruising season is typically December to May and rainy season lasts from about June through September. October and November can be […]
Category Archives: Projects
Bimini Tales
August – October 2015: When we bought MOKEN, there was a small Sunbrella bimini top covering the cockpit area on the aft deck. It could be collapsed in case of […]
Paper Control on MOKEN
November 16, 2015: In the electronic age, you might think we wouldn’t have much paper to deal with on MOKEN. You would be wrong. Of course, we do keep as […]
Two New Boaty Bits
October 2015: This is the long, drawn out tale of two great new additions to MOKEN. Our new Stidd helm chair and our new dinghy. Four years ago we travelled […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
Why this blog?
Here we go, starting a blog. Why a blog? It’s so our family and friends can follow along on our adventure. It’s for Sarah, who isn’t on Facebook. It’s for […]
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