Feb 5-8 Hi All, Yea…we did it!!! Leg 1 of MMMAC is completed….Mystic Moon Malaysia to Alaska Cruise…..say MAC….ok, if you have a better name bring it on….Kota Kinabalu Malaysia to Subic Bay Philippines was leg 1!!!! – N 14 50, E 120 18; 540nm made north; 2820nm more northing to go; ~6750nm to Sitka … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Appo Reef, Mindoro Island and Hamilo Pt off central Luzon
Feb 1-5 Hi All, Well…..you cruise long enough and Mr Weather is going to remind you who is boss….think you can set a schedule….no way Jose….I will dictate your schedule…okee dokey…..don’t get your panties in a wad says John….whaaaaaaaa!!!! Weather as Met Bob says is chaos and forecasts are from the patterned world…ugh!!!! I have … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Busuanga Bay and Coron
Jan 26-31 Hi All, Sorry for the delay in posting this blog update. We are now in Illultuk Bay, in the northern part of Busuanga Island going to the Calcuit Safari park tomorrow. I was hoping to do a blog update while we were here but unfortunately there is no cell coverage….ugh!!! Update Feb 3: … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Puerto Princesa to Busuanga Bay
Jan 20-25 Hi All, We did leave Puerto Princesa on Tues, Jan 23…..we were supposed to leave on Monday but got delayed….more on that later….ugh!!! The first day we went 55nm to Flat Island….7.5 hours, avg 6.6kt SOG, had a 1-2kt adverse current, the 2nd day 60.6nm to Caspian Island through the Dumaran Pass…..8 hrs, … Read More →
Captain’s Blog: Kota Kinabalu to Puerto Princesa Philippines!!
Jan 16-19, Hi All, Yeah…..we are here in Puerto Princesa safe and sound. You will notice I was silent in the blog regarding our plans. That is because we were advised to not discuss our plans with anyone out of concern too many “bad” guys are on alert for boats traveling north into the Philippines. … Read More →
Captain’s Blog: Start of 2018 Season
Jan 16, Hi All, Well….as the saying goes…..”We’re BACK”!!!!! We came back from USA on Jan 2 arriving here in Kota Kinabalu Malaysia on Thursday Jan 4 around noon time….about a 25 hour trek door to door…..we crossed the dateline so lost a day….all things considered to travel half way around the world in 25 … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Videos from Wakatobi Scuba Diving and Balinese Dancers
Nov 16 Hi All, Here are some videos from our scuba diving trip to Wakatobi Indonesia in early October 2017. Also some videos of the Balinese dancers from Ubud Bali. As promised I finally had time and plenty of Internet to upload. These are somewhat lengthy videos so go get your favorite beverage and enjoy!! … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Back to the USA!!!
Oct 13-25 Hi All, Yep, got that tune in my head…..and the other one….Leaving on a jet plane……..ok…..now that I put those tunes in your head keep singing along with me!!! We are leaving today, Wed, Oct 25 at 8pm tonight and we get into SFO at 10pm the same day……just love crossing the date … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Wakatobi and Bali
Sept 25-Oct 12 Hi All, We are now back aboard Mystic after a very delightful and relaxing 2 week vacation to Wakatobi and Bali!!! We now have about 2 weeks to put Mystic to bed for a few months while we go back to the USA to see our family and friends!! Wakatobi: We spent … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Kinabatangan River
Sept 17-24 Hi All, Wow…..what a delightful time we had at the Sukau Rainforest Lodge on the Kinabatangan River……4D3N…..left on Tuesday and back late Friday. We saw all of the Borneo “Big Five” – Orangutans in the wild, Rhinocerus hornbills, Pygmy Elephants, Crocodiles, and Proboscis monkeys! What a treat! The Lodge was great, nice air-con … Read More →