Tag: adventure
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Indonesia to Brunei to Malaysia
We had a wonderful visit to Moon Rock Lagoon before leaving Indonesia. We hiked up to Moon Rock on the first non-hazy day in six weeks, according to Antje, the German proprietor of the resort Eco-symbiosis. The colors in the lagoon were stunning. After a grueling hike (adults only) to the other side of the…
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Reflection Time! (after 3 years on board)
Tomu (12) For Tomu’s reflection this year, he is using part of his autobiography that he wrote in June 2026 for home school. 8 things I love: Eating fruit Folding paper Living on a boat Logic books and puzzles Playing games, especially board games Reading, specifically fantasy and sci-fi Rubics cubes and yo-yo-ing Running around…
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back home on the boat
Jade, Luz, and I traveled back smoothly to re-join Riki and Tomu on board evi. They are both really getting into reading! 🙂 We spent a week in Senibong Cove Marina, getting ready to leave. Riki installed new house batteries (6 of them). We then left on an overnight to Tioman Island, which is still…
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My 50th birthday (observed)!
I wanted to do something special to celebrate this decade birthday (my real birthday is Sept. 14th). I decided that a backpacking trip to Third Beach would be perfect for me. I camped there as a child with my dad, and have tried to go back every summer since having kids. It is a special…
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Home sweet home!
This year we doubled our visit time to the States from 5 weeks to 10 weeks. It felt more sane this go-round. We got to have one-on-one quality time with friends, lots of family time, and do some camping and backpacking. I flew with the three kiddos on June 11th. Riki stayed 12 days longer…
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the slow boat to the Gibbon Experience
We left Luang Prabang on a slow boat up the Mekong River. Our trip to Huayxay, Laos would take two full days on the river. We were served delicious five-course lunches. It was quite chilly in the mornings, and we cuddled up with blankets. That first day on the boat, my mom’s infected leg looked…
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76 years young
Ma Chin arrived to Phuket on January 22nd, 2026. So far she has come to visit us once a year on sv evi. This time I drove a rental car in Phuket traffic to pick her up at the airport. It took 5 hours round trip — whew! We had planned to go out to…
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Family Time!
My brother Weston, his partner Justine, and their two kiddos Jasper (age 3.5) and Mira (age 23 months) arrived to Phuket on Saturday, three days after we did. I went to pick them up at the airport, and we arrived back to the beach by evi just at sunset. We enjoyed a mellow week at…
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Luxury mom vacation in Wainiha, Kauai
Taylor is my bonafide mermaid friend. She’s a spear fisher, surfer, free diver, wing foiler, artist, kid magnet, and chef. She’s also humble, kind, funny, and generous. When we parted ways in Fiji last summer, we both cried, along with Luz. We had been talking about trekking in Nepal for her 40th…then she decided she’d…
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When the cat’s away…
We met Taylor, Brad and 4yo Rex while they were cruising their boat, Pangea, in New Zealand. Instant friendship developed and we connected often over the next year in idyllic anchorages of NZ and Fiji. When Hannah received an invite to visit Taylor for her 40th birthday in Hawaii, well…how could she say no?!? We were…
