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 →
Monthly Archives: September 2017
Captain’s Log: Kota Kinabalu Sabah on Borneo
Sept 14-16 Hi All, We did leave Labuan on Thursday Sept 14 around 8am as planned. We did the 38nm in record time…..had a 1-1.5kt favorable current with us the whole time and we had pretty close to trawler conditions….<10 kts and 2′ swell all on the aft port qtr …..sweet as!!! We anchored in … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Brunei and Labuan
Sept 9-13 Hi All, We were up early for our day trip to Brunei from Miri on Saturday Sept 9. It was a long day…..left at 8am and got back after 8pm…..a 12+ hour day!!! We had a good guide named Charlie…..a Chinese Malaysian with pretty good English!! So, how did you like Brunei…..well, it … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Miri and Lots of Caves!!!
Sept 3-8 Hi All, In doing our research and talking with people we found that the more popular attractions in Miri were the caves……so caving we went!!! We did a day trip to the Niah Caves and then a 3D/2N trip to Gunung Mulu……in total we did 6 caves……all excellent!!! “Miri is a coastal city … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Kuching to Miri, Sarawak on Borneo
Aug 31-9/2 Hi All, We are safe and sound docked at the Miri Marina…….arrived around 9am on Saturday, Sept 2…… docked, met our neighbors, Bloody Mary’s poured with air-con on by 10:30am……sweet as!!!! I forgot to mention in the last blog that the Kuching marina is very nice….super friendly people and the power was better … Read More →
