BACK IN DANGA BAY

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We arrived back in Danga Bay marina 23 May eleven days after leaving the anchorage at Kuah, Langkawi.

On leaving Admiral marina in Port Dickson we moved another 40 miles further along to Pulau Besar. The trips continue to be the same, motor sailing along. The wind ranged 10 to 12 knots and just 20 to 30 degrees off the bow. We get help from the main but can't truly sail. We had a calm night at anchor and were up the next morning for another long 68 mile day to Pulau Pisang.  Our weather and wind continued and after twelve and a half hours we were anchored at Palau Pisang. Only one more day of 40 miles to go.

Being the SW moonson season we anchored on the northern side of the Palau Pisang. This our last night we experienced a squall at about 0200. The wind piped up to 35 kts along with some lite rain.  The swell seemed to bend around the island and we had some quite rocky and rolly conditions. Our anchor held fine but it was uncomfortable and not much sleep was had the rest of the night. It was much nicer once we got under way again in the morning. We managed the last part of the trip under the normal motor sailing conditions. Arriving in Danga Bay in the early afternon. We were greeted by "Capt. Ron" the dockmaster and secured in our slip. During our previous stays here it has been free. They now charge 100 Rm per week or about $33 US. Then you are given a voucher for 50 RM that can be spent at one of the marina restaurants. so it is really only about $17 US per week a real deal.


We have now made four trips up and down the Malacca Straits always with little or no wind and lots of local fishing boats. We never bother trolling a line as the locals using either drift gill nets or nets drug behind must have vacuumed up any possible fish.

A LOCAL GILL NETTER

 These fishermen drag nets behind scooping up everything from prawns and squid to any type of fin fish they go by. On a forty mile passage we would see perhaps 200 or more of these boats plying the waters. they work both day and night.

Here are some other photos from the various trips.

                     A lighter and tug anchored outside of Port Klang waiting to head in to off load

KATHY AND HAZEL ON WATCH IT MUST BE COLD, PERHAPS 80 !!

OIL PLATFORM OFF PORT DICKSON

ANOTHER "S----Y" DAY

A BIT OF NET THAT WE PICKED UP ON ONE OF OUR TRIPS

A SINGAPORE PATROL BOAT



FISH FARM NEAR DANGA BAY



THE GUY HANGING THERE HAS A LOT OF PAINTING TO DO !!

APPROACHING SQUALL



WE DO GET TGO SAIL A LITTLE



A SHIPPING LANE MARK OR PERHAPS MOORAGE FOR A FISHING BOAT



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EVERY WHERE FISHERMEN EVEN AT THE ENTRENCE TO A MAJOR PORT



Now back in Danga Bay we are keeping busy. Kathy will be returning to the states on 5 june for five weeks amd I'll continue with the never ending list of boat jobs.