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Kota Kinabalu Helpful List of Suppliers and More

Kota Kinabalu CRUISERS’ INFORMATION
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Provisioning for Japan

The following is only meant to be a helpful guide to what to bring to Japan; I have been asked so many times for information, but have written this after leaving Japan. At a distance, I have done my best to recall details, but welcome criticism, corrections and additions. Send a message if you would like to add, alter or comment on anything at all.
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Farewell Mauro

Mauro died suddenly of cardiac arrest in Subic Bay, on 13 January 2010 . Our departure date from Subic had been set, and we were sharing a final 'goodbye' meal in Subic with Father Michael Duffin, a long time friend we met on our first visit to the Philippines in 1991. Father Michael, together with our friends Fran & Tom from SV Dagon, helped me with the final arrangements in Olongapo, for which I will always be grateful. I am also extremely grateful to Terry Sargent of SV Valhalla and his lovely companion Rose, who immediately and without hesitation or conditions, offered to help me sail Shadow of Lorelei to Sutera Harbour, in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, where I am now and plan to stay for the time being. (Continued...)
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Cruising in Languages

Well I knew there was a good reason why we've stayed all this time here in Subic. Finally the blog site is translatable into 9 major languages, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Portuguese and Spanish. Just go to the bottom of the page and click on one of the flags and the page will automatically go to the Google translation service. (Continued...)
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Saigon Snapshot

Amongst the gnarled roots of a scarred almond tree, thrusting through a crack in the broken pavement around its base, a red flower stood beaming despite the heat. (Continued...)
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Eugene got a whistle

They are a cowed people. (Continued...)
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And as we leave Japan ...

And as we leave Japan... (Continued...)
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The Good, the Bad and the Navy

The previous three days had been kind to us. (Continued...)
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Night of the Maggots

Photo of some of the visitors (Continued...)
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U-Turn

If you haven't heard yet, guess what? .... We've changed our plans on how we're going to reach the Mediterranean............. This next one forms part of the library of planned passages for "S.V. Shadow of Lorelei" Volume IXIX, Chapter 435, page 16, Plan No. 1203, modification 16(e). Every cruising yacht has such a library, of course. (Continued...)
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