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151. TRACC

After arriving in Borneo and learning about dynamite fishing and sea turtle nest poaching, I was inspired to begin my month…

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150. Pom Pom Island

After the eye-opening experience of arriving in Semporna, I arrived on Pom Pom Island with my new friend, Megan, and Robin,…

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149. Semporna

After saying goodbye to the crew of SV Millennium, I set off to my next adventure on the other side of…

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143. Burning Out

Once I had found a new home for Milli, our boat kitty, I suddenly felt like I didn’t have much of…

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141. Life in Langkawi

With a complete crew of 10 people, we were determined to keep the ball rolling and get SV Millennium in the…

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140. Complete Crew

My first week aboard SV Millennium was spent constantly questioning my decision to come to Malaysia to work in a shipyard…

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139. SV Millennium

After arriving in Langkawi and getting settled into my new home on SV Millennium, the days began blending together as I…

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137. Change of Plans

Upon returning home to California from Fiji in early November, I experienced both culture shock and climate shock. Stepping out of…

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136. Vuda Marina

With SV Sierra Wind on the stands in the boat yard and Eitan back in the US, I found myself alone…

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135. Hauling Out

After one month of cruising the Fijian islands, it was time to head to the main island and get the boat…

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134. Mamanuca Group

After a social week in the Blue Lagoon, Eitan and I were looking forward to having some time alone and headed…

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133. The Blue Lagoon

After spending a few days catching up with our friends on SV Sauce-Sea, we headed a little farther north in the…

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132. Yasawa Group

After a few days in Savusavu, we were provisioned and ready to explore Fiji for the next month before hauling out…

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131. Savusavu

After a week in Wallis and Futuna, we set off on our final overnight passage to our last destination for the…

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130. Wallis and Futuna

After an excellent week enjoying the hospitality and super cheap prices in Western Samoa, Eitan and I set off on the…

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129. Western Samoa

With our lovely week in American Samoa behind us, Eitan and I left Pago Pago and I was relieved to find…

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128. American Samoa

After a “sporty” entrance into American Samoa, we woke up to another windy day in Pago Pago (pronounced Pungo Pungo). Because…

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126. Rarotonga

After a very uncomfortable and wet 400-mile passage, we were finally tied to the dock at the harbor in Rarotonga and…

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125. Rarotonga Passage

After two weeks of pure bliss in Maupihaa, we finally had a small weather window with lighter winds for the sail…

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123. Maupihaa – Part 2

Our first day in Maupihaa was a cruiser’s dream, filled with baby shark paddle boarding, an incredible snorkel through the atoll…

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