Tigs and Walter sail from Darwin to Langkawi

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October 12th 2010

Published: October 12th 2010

A marathon entry - my apol0gies, but hopefully it's worth your time and the bother! Finally we have an internet connection which will allow for an upload, fingers crossed that's an accurate statement. Photos from the past two months are downsized and ready to go, but I may have to wait until we reach Phuket before displaying them because the connection has dropped several times since writing the... Read Full Entry

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Tigs and Walter

sailmarnie

Tigs and Walter are Currently World Cruising Virginia Beach, USA to Auckland, New Zealand 2008 Auckland, New Zealand to Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Manly, Australia 2009 RQYS, Manly, Moreton Bay, Australia to Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Phuket, Thailand 2010 Boat Lagoon Marina, Phuket - Dec 2010 - Dec 2011 interior refit/paint from top of mast to bottom of keel 2012 island hopping around Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Indonesia. June - passage Bali-Durban via Reunion, Mauritius, Rodriguez June 10 2013 - completed circumnavigation by arriving at Rudee Inlet, Virginia... full info

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The king komodo

Mostly the komodo will spend long periods of time immobile but we were fortunate enough to see plenty of action whilst on a mooring in Rindja

Makeshift sail from plastic sacking

The bailout!

Drying fish

This is a regular sight as the locals don't have fridges. You often smell them before you see them!

Fresh veggie provisioning

Cool off

A pleasure in tropical temperatures

Another beautiful child

Indonesia has the fourth largest population in the world and a high percentage are under the age of 20.

Planting in the rice paddies

Shimmy up there and 'Gimme some coconuts'

Furry friends abound

Seaweed farming cages

The town of Gerapuk, South Lombok has about 150 of these cages on the approach into the bay. The industry has created a relatively prosperous community as the seaweed is in great demand in Japan.

Main mode of transport in Lombok

Medana Bay village, Lombok

The traditional village next to the marina

Now you're talking

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Irrigation system

24th November 2010

Peggy Sijswerda
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Thanks for sharing
This was great to read and the photos are wonderful. I saw Walt today at the beach and we had a great time catching up. I decided to revisit your blog. What an adventure. Thanks for sharing. Take care.

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