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Turtle Mail: I Am Drawn

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For SV Sea Turtle IV. The Wind in the Willows. I'm drawn with every beat. Is it blood or is salt? With every ebb a yonder calling, I'm drawn, it's not my fault. Is it a swirling current. That draws to the beyond? Or is it the moon, I've noticed the urge in the quiet shone? On shore steadfast I can stand against the wind from the brine. But why do I bend and sway when the wind then comes from behind? I must, for best or worst, ride the mighty crests from dawn to dawn. For I am drawn. To see Sea Turtle's.

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Turtle Mail: Back to Malaysia

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For SV Sea Turtle IV. The Wind in the Willows. Monday, April 13, 2015. We needed to travel a couple of days south from Koh Lipe of Thailand to the Pangkor Marina of Malaysia. So on April 10th, we checked out of Thailand, and with a breeze on our nose, we first motorsailed for the Langkawi group of islands about 5 hours away. Halfway there though, we decided to bypass Langkawi and do an overnighter south for our check-in at Penang Island of Malaysia. We picked up a southbound tidal current that pushed up ...

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Turtle Mail: March 2015

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For SV Sea Turtle IV. The Wind in the Willows. Sunday, March 29, 2015. We left Telaga Harbour of Langkawi Island (Malaysia) on March 28th at 14:30, arriving 4.5 hours later at the northeast corner of Langkawi Island (N06°27.433' E099°49.943'), near our destination of a place locally known at the Hole in the Wall. The next morning, with computer and GPS in hand, we jumped in the dinghy to find the Hole in the Wall. Why a computer and GPS? As we continued onward, there were numerous troops of monkeys among...

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Turtle Mail: October 2014

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For SV Sea Turtle IV. The Wind in the Willows. Friday, October 31, 2014. Early the next morning, we looked out our window to a cloudless sky at Pelling (India) so we scrambled out of bed and rushed out for yet another photo op. Perched at 2,150 metres, we were at one of the best spots to say Good Morning. To the mighty Mount Kanchenjunga close by. We came to the mountain. The trucks here take on a unique nuance and character of flamboyance. We arrived back in the din of Darjeeling by late afternoon to th...

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Turtle Mail: April 2015

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For SV Sea Turtle IV. The Wind in the Willows. Monday, April 20, 2015. We tied Sea Turtle. Up to a dock on April 13th, the first time in many months, at Marina Island, a 318-acre man-made island. Here, we prepared her to be put up on the hard at the family-owned Pangkor Marina. We hauled out on an unusual but very efficient Sea-Lift. A first for us. Jordan manoeuvred Sea Turtle. Onto the air-filled bunks and the operator of the lift first raised and then directed Sea Turtle. Jordan powering onto Sea-Lift.

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Turtle Mail: The lake

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For SV Sea Turtle IV. The Wind in the Willows. Friday, April 03, 2015. We rose to another hot and sunny day that began with a 10-minute dinghy ride to a jetty already swarming with tourists shuttled by longtail boats from Langkawi (Malaysia). The attraction was the 10-hectare freshwater lake on Pulau Dayang Bunting, the largest freshwater lake and the second largest island of the Langkawi archipelago. Signs at the lake indicated Lifejackets Must Be Worn. Was it that many visitors don't know how to swim?

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Turtle Mail: Night Watch

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For SV Sea Turtle IV. The Wind in the Willows. When Sea Turtle departed in 2009, the following was presented to us from a fellow sailor, Carolyn of SV Shannon. Hope you enjoy it as much as we have on the high seas. Shadows of loosened halyards, dance on foresails. Shades of grey, light upon light, dark upon dark. New scent on the wind. Land? Seas roll on, and on, and on - relentless. Big ones roar as they pass. Keel twists, hull shudders, waves punch. Rail to rail rolls of the boat, yet. Is this a test?

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Turtle Mail: September 2014

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For SV Sea Turtle IV. The Wind in the Willows. Thursday, September 25, 2014. Still on our motorcycle trip from Phuket (Thailand) to Malaysia to renew our Thai Visitor's Visas and meet up with our friends at Lumut of Marina Island, we decided to catch the 10-minute ferry from Marina Island to Pangkor Island. So with time to kill, there was the whole Island to explore. Before leaving the condensed village that's squished between the shore and the steep hillsides, we came upon a shipyard. There, they we...

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Turtle Mail: January 2015

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For SV Sea Turtle IV. The Wind in the Willows. Sunday, January 25, 2015. It was with great sadness for family and friends when we paid farewell to my beautiful, talented, and caring Mother on January 25, 2015. It is indeed our loss, but I am sure for my Mom, she is now at peace in Heaven where she will even be able to see once again! Her last days had been difficult but now she is with other loved ones singing with angels and having a grand time up above. Roses Grow In Heaven. I believe Lord,. We had the...