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01/10/25 Weds. Weighed anchor at 0730, cancelled our plan to go to Rasa Island and instead make for Brookes Point where we arrived at 1100 - an easier day! Anchored and transferred some diesel from jerry cans to the tank. A fairly quiet evening with little or no wind but I didn't sleep as I was being plagued with severe toothache!02/10/25 Thurs. Weighed anchor at 0615, had some trouble getting the anchor onboard as the shackle is about 1mm too wide for the bow roller and jams as it's coming onboard. I will have to do something about that while in the Philippines. We had very little wind today, a 0.7 knot current against us. A thunderstorm was brewing as we arrived off Narra, Rasa Island, which always seems to be the case when we arrive anywhere! Fortunately, it moved from the mountains and out to sea.
03/10/25 Fri. Weighed anchor at 0630 and continued northward, still no following winds. As it was calm seas, we decided to miss our usual stop at Malanao Island and continue to Puerto Princesa. We passed Zosha heading south just after midday but didn't call on VHF because I was once again in the throes of toothache agony! Around 1300, the forecasted tail winds finally kicked in and we had 20 knots blowing from astern with a 1 metre swell. As we turned into the approaches to PP, the usual thunderstorm started and it poured with rain. Anchored off Abanico Yacht Club at 1500 with 40 metres of chain out.
04/10/25 Sat. Got Cissy to make a dental appointment for me on Monday!
06/10/25 Mon. Off to the dentist for my 1330 appointment. I can't say that I was impressed with the surgery - it was one small room so patients and waiting patients shared the same space. The dentist wasn't there, just the nurse and when the dentist turned up just after 1400, she was carrying a dog which immediately peed up one of the cabinets. She only gave my tooth a cursory glance, said there was no cure and it would have to come out, come back on Wednesday at 0900.
08/10/25 Weds. Back to the dentist at 0845 - it was closed and shuttered! The nurse turned up at 0900 and we waited as I grew more disinterested in having any treatment there. The nurse's uniform, whilst clean, wasn't pristine and all the dental equipment looked ancient. At 1000 I had enough and made to leave. the dentist phoned the nurse just then and told her to send us away as my blood pressure was too low (surprise, it should have been high!).
10/10/25 Fri. My tooth started up again this morning after several days of no pain so we set off in search of another dental clinic. Found one called Dolor-Cawaling which was much more appealing than the first one. They said to come back at 1600 as it was the only slot they had. When we went back, the nurses were decorating the Christmas tree in the waiting room - all the shops and malls are playing carols too, they start early in the Philippines! It was worth the wait as the staff were friendly and English speaking, the dentist, who looked as if she was just out of school, was professional and efficient. So, an hour later, two teeth out and the gum stitched up, and back to the yacht club.
13/10/25 Mon. Now Ana has dental issues!! We took a trike back to the dentist this morning and it appears that a wisdom tooth is trying to break out of her gum, or there is an abscess around the area. Given painkillers and cream to use for seven days and then if no better, go to another office in town for an X-Ray.
21/10/25 Tues. Trafalgar Day! A mooring buoy became vacant this morning at 0600, so we pulled up the anchor and moved a couple of hundred yards closer inshore to the buoy. Ana's dental issues have resolved themselves with the cream given by the dentist.
23/10/25 Thurs. Nothing much happening, boats come and go while we just get on with daily life onboard.
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