On September 24th, Phyllis and I will fly back to the States to spend the
holidays with our family and friends. We
will return to Boat Lagoon on January 14th, 2016. “Solstice” will then be launched, Sea Trials
and some leisure sailing around Thailand with a trip to Langkawi, Malaysia for
provisioning. Sometime in early February
2016, we will set sail for South Africa via the Northern Route: Phuket > Andaman Is. > Sri Lanka >
Maldives > Chagos > Seychelles > Comorros? > Madagascar >
Richards Bay, South Africa > Cape Town, SA for Christmas. This is the historical and logical way to go from Thailand. It has been sailed by Arab, Chinese, and East African traders for centuries. It became the preferred route for the English and Dutch East India companies. Depending on their geographical location, they would use one Monsoon (SW or NE) to make their destination and the other Monsoon to return.
Until we
return and get the boat ready for this voyage, I will make no more posts but
Phyllis will continue to post pictures.
Enjoy your trip home for a break. We are planning to set sail from Barcelona tomorrow....finally. We had a long break here and then boat projects, although not nearly as extensive and major a list as yours. Solstice must look absolutely fabulous.
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