Anchored in Teluk Lung on Balambangan Island, 07 deg 16.630N, 116 deg 59.750E, with only 37 NM to the Philippines! Today's passage from Tambuluran started off slowly then the wind came in from the NE - we were hoping for the predicted ENE, especially once we passed the tip of Borneo. Once past the tip we had to motor sail into the stiff breeze which grew from 15-20 to 20-25 knots and kept our speed down considerably. Tacking was pretty much out of the question as the strong west-flowing current allowed for little headway. The waters were very confused and sloppy, making for an unpleasant sail. On the bright side, a line of rain clouds off our starboard stayed there so we didn't get wet and we had sun most of the day. The anchorage is in clear water off a flat peninsula with casuarinas trees lining a white beach and there is some reef between us and the beach.
