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The peace, quiet and stillness in Marina Bandar Al Rowhda were very welcome! Baringo needed a lot of TLC and at last we had the time and a limitless supply of fresh water which enabled us to give this to … Continue reading →

We saw the Omani coast early Saturday morning 26.2.2011. It is very inhospitable with dry barren rocks steep into the sea. There is no natural vegetation to relieve the eye but nevertheless there is stark beauty about the scene. We … Continue reading →

Baringo departed Uligan island in the northern Maldives on Saturday 12th February heading north to Karachi as the safest route to avoid the pirates. We are in company with 5 other boats who have decided to take this route. Several … Continue reading →

We anchored off the island of Uligan at the northern tip of the Maldives for our stay here. The island is one of several making up a large atoll and is a potential tropical paradise with long unspoiled white sand … Continue reading →

We left Galle Harbour after a bureaucratic problem had been resolved The problem was that we had not left the evening before because of the bad weather and so departure date was different on the forms ! We finally motored … Continue reading →

After about 3 hours of searching we finally found a resting place in Galle harbour! The choices lay between alongside a wall with dirty black industrial fenders or attached to a bright blue plastic floating pontoon which seemed to be … Continue reading →

We departed from Nai Harn bay on the SW coast of Phuket at 2.00pm Sunday 16th January intending to sail to the Maldives. It was good weather with a good wind from the NE so at last we had some … Continue reading →

At last I think we are ready to leave the comfort of Phuket for the high seas .We are anchored in Nai Harn bay on the SW end of Phuket and after several days of yet more preparation we are … Continue reading →

Wishing all our blog followers the best for 2011 .We had a very lively Christmas and New Year here with Vanessa and Henry and friends and the Davies ,Button and Gibson families . Wonderful food ,too much to drink but … Continue reading →

15th December We are staying at Ao Po marina which is a new marina in Phuket .The pontoons are  open so there is a good breeze but also a good tide which can make manoeuvering onto the berth  rather tricky .The weather has … Continue reading →