Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia (Borneo)

Life in KK
Although KK (Kota Kinabalu) in Borneo was not our final destination for the season as far as we had planned, it was a major stopover for us.  It’s not that we did not like the Philippines, because we really did and had a great time th…

#47 Roche Harbor

Pardon me while I reach back when we were dreaming about migrant life on a boat; what it might be like, highs and lows, possible show stoppers, etc.  So many things we couldn’t foretell, but one thing sure and certain was that we must keep our fam…

Liberty Landing Marina, Jersey City, New Jersey

Looking across at Ground Zerothe main office for the marina is in a decomissioned light shipEllis IslandThe statue of liberty through the hazeCrawdad as she pulled away from the dock this morning.We are sitting at a beautiful marina along the Hudson Ri…

Beaver crap and flying rocks

The Beaver sh!t yesterday (Gov’t PayDay) so there was no boat buildin’ goin’ on. Instead I had to drag the Admiral, through a horrendous storm, to get to a coffee sale at Giant Tiger store. Got my windshield smashed in the process! Well it wasn’t that …

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia (Borneo)

Life in KK
Although KK (Kota Kinabalu) in Borneo was not our final destination for the season as far as we had planned, it was a major stopover for us.  It’s not that we did not like the Philippines, because we really did and had a great time th…

Hope Town

We had not been in the Hope Town Lighthouse in all the times we have been here. What a neat lighthouse. We climbed the 101 steps to the top, crawled through a two by two foot door and saw one of the most beautiful views of Hope Town. Today we went to C…

September Song 2011-06-09 13:58:00

View of the harbour at Hope Town from the Lighthouse. That’s September Song moored in the middle of the harbour. View of the entrance to Hope Town Harbor.

September Song 2011-06-09 13:57:00

Beautiful view! The view of the harbour is great too.Doug decided to stay inside and look out the window. I’m outside with my back to the wall.To get to the outside, you have to crawl through a two by two foot door.

September Song 2011-06-09 13:56:00

The last set of steps to the top are straight up. Looking down the stairwell from the top. Scary!Back to ground level.

September Song 2011-06-09 13:55:00

View of the Hope Town Lighthouse from the other side of the harbour.The streets of Hope TownHope Town Fire and Rescue.Ice cream time.