On 6 April 2009 we weighed anchor and left the lovely anchorage of Puerta Princesa and headed south on our 306 nm journey to Sabah Malaysia. There was very little traffic on the first leg, in fact an extract from Hamamas Log shows "no shipping, no fishing, no dolphins!" After a 2 night sail we anchored at pretty Clarendon Bay on Balabac Is at the foot of Palawan Is. We spent 2 nights there as it was to be our last stop in the Philippines.There were 2 other yachts, Remora and Seafari, although we didn't launch the dinghy to go say hello. (Remember to click on the photos to enlarge them)
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| Seafari in Claredon Bay The Philippines |
On 9 April we finally left the Philippines and sailed towards the Tip of Borneo and onto Sabah Malaysia where we lowered the Philippine Flag and raised the Malaysian Flag. We were a tad excited about this as we had spent such a long time in the crazy, chaotic Philippines that we wondered what Malaysia would be like. Refer to "Why Did We Spend So Long In Cebu?" in "Tall and Not So Tall tales").
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| Tip of Borneo |
By 1pm on 11 April we were moored in the luxurious Sutera Harbour Resort Marina where we eventually stayed for 6 weeks enjoying all the facilities of the complex including the Olympic style swimming pool and LONG HOT SHOWERS!
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| The Luxurious Sutera Harbour Marina |
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