Swaggie's wanderings
| Vessel Name: | Sir Swagman |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Seeker 42 |
| Hailing Port: | Pittwater, Sydney |
10 October 2013 | Na Jomtien, Thailand
Last Leg
The early start was moved to a late in the day one, calculating arrival times etc seemed to make this sensible. The weighing anchor again was problematic, taking some time to get fully raised and stowed with jamming in the hawse pipe the issue. The chain was twisted and jumping off the gypsy causing [...]
07 October 2013 | Koh Samui
Island Time
Koh Samui is a bigger island than I expected, not that I am sure what I expected, just that the expectation was smaller as far as islands go. We had anchored at the first spot that afforded some shelter and a chance for rest, but it meant that we would be on the ‘wrong’ side of the island for the [...]
06 October 2013 | Koh Samui
Gulf Wars
Now I know there were two Bushes that had done this before us, but they had the benefit of doing it from a nice comfortable, stable office. In one case having nothing more taxing to decide than how many is a Brazilian and whether a nucular device was called for, or in fact would work, if pronounced and [...]
03 October 2013 | Redang to Samui
Paradise Left and Lost
Raising the anchor proved to be a problem, we had been in such calm water that it had not thrown itself 'flat' in the well, so piled up and jammed in about every place possible on the way back in. Rob and I provided an immense amount of amusement to the fishermen as we tried to correct this. Eventually [...]
02 October 2013 | Redang
Handy Andys
The genset started leaking water into the boat, tracked down to an end plate on the heat exchanger that had cracked. We jury-rigged another plate out of some spare stainless I had lying around and used a new gasket that was in the spares kit. It worked, so the drinks could be kept cold again! It seemed [...]
01 October 2013 | Redang
Illegal Eagles
Now, I realise those keen enough to follow these ramblings closely (and perhaps you need to get out more, if that is truly the case) would note that we had checked out of More Lazier and were now going to stop at another part of the country, technically not permitted, in fact legally not permitted. Given [...]
ER – Indonesian style – rule nothing out!
After the guy had taken his gas bottle Roger then told me he had to go and see a doctor. I shuddered, which brings me to the point of this post. Rob, recently departed from the ship told me he was suffering from a virus that just wouldn't go away. He had it, his wife then got it, the maid and her family got it, the whole village was down with it - and he went to see the doctor. Not any doctor mind, one recommended by one of these 'overseas traveller' guides, or some such.
Explaining his symptoms the doctor proclaimed that he had Appendicitis. Rob pointed out that if that was the case then his wife, maid, her family and the whole family must have appendicitis too.
"I wouldn't rule it out" was the response.
Stay well in some parts of Asia is my advice.
