After a month of land cruising Sam has returned to Furthur. She stepped aboard, opened the saloon door and exclaimed, “I’m home!” Sam being Sam meant she did not come alone; she brought three beautiful young ladies along for a short stay.
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Stella Maris Maritime School
After initially meeting the students at the Stella Maris Maritime Academy I was asked to return and teach another class, I jumped at the chance. The first class I taught how a GPS works and demonstrated some fundamental navigation features so I decided…
Yes, i Cry at Weddings
Last night I got a big dose of why I love Indonesian people. I was invited to attend the wedding of two of my musician friends, Anya (sp?) and her boyfriend the bass player. Anya has been a favorite of mine since I started jamming with the band, I nic…
Maritime Academy at Labuan Bajo
One of the side stories of the great Indonesian Independence Day celebrations is that I met the students from a local Maritime Academy. I was wondering about waiting for morning celebration to begin and spotted some young people sporting spotless whit…
Indonesian Independence Day
Picture this: you are an American, it is 1844, and just 68 years since the Declaration of Independence was signed by those brave founding Fathers. The was the act that united a hugely varied group of cultures, languages and religions. Your dad and p…
Back to the Land of Dragons
With our month’s stay at Gilli Air complete we leave the enchanted island and head once again to the Land of Dragons. But not before picking up a new friend, my new tattoo. Thirty plus years ago I got my first tat depicting images of my life up t…
From the Crew3
http://stepbystef.com/2013/08/06/my-maritime-adventure/
Here is Steff’s blog about her time on Furthur, it has been a great pleasure having her aboard, hope to see her again down the road.Start your own blog now! Free!
How i Got a Great Cap
We have been exploring the more remote reaches of Lombok for a couple of days. We anchored amongst a picturesque group of islands on the southwest corner of Lombok next to a small, remote village. As is common the largest building and the most elab…
What’s goin’ on on Furthur
Our stay in Indonesia has been a mix of new places and friends and the return to some of old favorites, both places and people. Gili Air is certainly on the top of the favorite place list, it is simply paradise found. So it is no wonder that wo…
Diving as a Pro
After thirty years of enjoying diving all around the world and leading many friends and crew on exciting dives, I took the next step and became a PADI Dive Master. I took the class last year at DiveDownbelow in Kota Kinabalu. It was an excellent …
