Ocean view marina, Samal island, Philippines August 2014

Ocean view Marina. Samal island, Philippines

Soggy Paws arriving a few hours after us. :-)

Friday is BBQ evening.

Meeting old friends from Fiji, Suzie and Dave.

Old friend Luc Callebout from Belgium

Our friends from sv Carina, arriving one week behind us, they had problems sailing against the wind, and decided to do day sailing once on the coast from the Philippines.

Nice marina, getting full.

View from the hill.

On the hill above the marina you can buy a piece of land and build your house.

The Road to Babak en the rest of the island, just finished until the marina,  

Guards and workers. 

Bathrooms and clubhouse.

Marina clubhouse.

Helena covered in covers to have some shade on the deck.

Work shed, were the workers are building a catamaran for the owner.

First time we really live in a marina. 

Sailing from Palau to Samal Island 2014

30 july 2014 

On our way to Samal island in the Philippines, always wind on the nose, sailing as hard as possible against the wind, we made 3 tacks about 60Nm, south  to make it to Samal. The total distance was bit more then 600 Nm, about six day's sailing. 

A water hose on the horizon.

On this trip I cached my second big yellow fin tuna, our freezer is not big enough, so I give the fish back to the sea, here I lift the fish with all my force, to take my lure out.

In the Ocean view Marina, we cleaned our boom, it was still full of wood pieces that the birds in Fiji put inside to make nest. 

Big bucket full of wood.

Palau

On my birthday July 21 2014 in Palau with friends on Helena 

Palau is know-ed for its special rocks, the sea has cut in the rock on the waterline,  

We made a tour together with friends from the boat Carina. Leslie and Philip.

Palau was a major fighting place in WW2, Here some Japanese anti airstrike cannons 

Somebody put this statue in front of a cannon. Looks like something religious.

This is the capital building in Palau, build with wood and cardboard, so badly made that nobody want to work in it, this is the way the Palau politicians spend the tax money, useless projects.

At last the constructor of this road did a good job.

The other side of the island on a windy day.

The empty capitol hill view from a distance, enormous wasted money project.

Ending the day with a diner in Thai restaurant.

On our way to the Philippines, just going trough the pass, with  sv Carina and sv Soggy paws behind us.