We sit right under the small box mid screen where the notation is E 100° 33' 04. No we're not in the picture but that is our location. See now Mel you won't even have to cut and paste.
°°We arrived here on Sunday the 27 th and will depart tomorrow morning for Penang Island approximately 70 miles to the northwest. After traveling six days in a row,it has been a nice break!
Sunday afternoon we launched our dinghy and provided transportation to Mark and Heather, of "Ajax" who have been traveling with us, to go to shore for a dinner out. It was Heather's birthday. After six days moving it was nice to stop and go to shore.
It was so relaxing we decided to make it a two day layover. Monday after a few early boat jobs it was off to shore to visit Pangkor town on the other side of the island. Taxi fare for the four of us for the short three mile trip was 10RM or about $3.30 US. Pangkor town has lots of small tourist shops along with local style markets for fruits and veggies. The girls were able to find some fresh produce and the guys located some "boat" stuff at some of the small hardware stores. Mark found hose clamps that he had paid $18 NZ for $15 RM,a saving of about $10 US. Are you confused yet? Lunch was at a local spot and then a taxi back to where we had left our dinghy. Since the water here is quite nice, 85° and fairly clear, ten foot of visibility, we had a nice float in the afternoon.
Today, the 29 th, we have been busy catching up on lots of little ongoing boat jobs. Kathy did the "big" one of scrubbing the water line. We are now rid of the green slime and mud that had accumulated over the seven months in Danga Bay.
Tomorrow, we're off at 0445 for the seventy mile trip to Penang island. We'll also spend a couple of days there to secure our long term visa for Thailand. It will then be off to our last stop in Malaysia, Langkawi.
2 comments:
So glad I found your blog again. It disappeared when things were transferred to my new computer so thot you were lost! Sounds like a good trip so far and had your Rest Days! Will continue to follow your journey..
Connie
Nothing like rest days!! Suzi and I are in New Zealand after making the crossing from Fiji. WE will be here until April-May before heading back to Fiji and then on to where you two are. Hope to touch base someday along the way.
David & Suzi s/v Sidewinder
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