Lilibet

20.11.2022 - 16.05.2023
Captain
fpv Lilibet

Singapore roads, taking bunkers, photo by Capt Thye Hock

Falklands Islands

Never having visited Falklands before it was an exciting prospect having only wondered about it as a kid watching the World chart on top of my bed that was gifted by my uncle. It used to be my pastime to look at funny foreign names on foreign continents before falling asleep. Well, now looking at Falklands map closer it was all English names interspersed with an occasional Spanish name.

Article from local newspaper about us

South Atlantic sojourn

As we had left Tristan da Cunha we set course for South Georgia with an aim to go do some PR for the locals there as well as to see the grave of Ernest Shackleton. 

Some humour along the trip was required, orginal Asterix album cover modified

Newbuild delivery Vietnam

After some 3 weeks of R&R following the disaster after m/y Trident I saw myself joining ship again. This time in Da Nang,  Vietnam to commission and deliver a newbuild from Damen.  I flew in via Ho Chi Minh city where I was to collect my business visa and then fly onwards to Da Nang. 

HCM, or Saigon, was packed with tourists and I queued up the best I could,  locals were not very good in it. After reporting to the booth I was told to go to "landing visa" queue for getting visa.  

Oh well,  luckily there were no people but was told by a surly clerk that I am one day early as per my letter of invitation, come back after midnight,  they said.   

I went to the airline desk to rebook my flight as I was going to miss my connection but the guy there was of the opinion I would be able to get my visa and join the flight.

Visa scrum