Of all the cruises we've taken, this one stands out as one of the very best ... a week sailing on a clipper ship from Singapore north along the coast of Malaysia and Thailand to Phuket.
We have lots of memories of sailing into and visiting ports with exotic names such as Pangkor and Ko Phi Phi and James Bond Island, swimming and snorkeling and scuba diving off many beaches along the Andaman Sea.
We also remember the tragic Indian Ocean Tsunami that hit these beaches and killed more than 200,000 people on Christmas Day 2004,
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A ship's map showing our itinerary. We would sail from Singapore on the...
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The magnificent Star Clipper would be our home for the next two weeks....
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One of the crew members fixing the sail.
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And off we go.
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This map shows where we sailed, from Singapore up the Malaysian coast through...
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We began to pass many rocks and small islands composed of limestone.
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Our son Bill joined us for the week. It was the least we could do,...
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Every day our captain would gather us together on the deck for Story...
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First time off the ship would be to our only stop in Malaysia. After today...
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Another of our ship's boats that tendered us ashore.
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This was the rather nondescript shore was our first look at Pangkor Island.
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Fishing is still a major industry here. Previously Pangkor was a...
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Driving through a bustling little village.
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Colorful new clothes for sale ...
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... and colorful old clothes drying in the sun.
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Seems like these clothes are for the whole neighborhood to enjoy ...
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Fu Lin Gong temple.
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You couldn't miss the strong Chinese influence here.
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What's that off to the right?
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A humorous donation box on the temple grounds.
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Then it was back to our clipper ship which took us north toward Thailand....
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Hanging up his individual key after returning to the ship. They...
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You'd have to get up in the air to appreciate the beauty of the SPV Star...
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The end of an interesting day.
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Under sail and headed for our next stop up the Thailand coast.
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