ANCHORAGES BY CELL TOWER

Anchor Position 02° 53.3 N  111° 49.0 E

While anchored in the Santubong river we had this little fellow swim by and say welcome, come swim with me. He looked friendly enough but we decided that this was not the place to go for a cooling dip or perhaps clean the bottom. Later we saw him lying on the bank with mouth wide open trying to cool down. Our guess was he measured10 to 12 feet.

 After a days rest there in a quiet anchorage we decided to make the trip in to the city of Kuching. There is supposed to be a shuttle bus that goes from the nearby resort into the city we walked to the road and while waiting I stuck out my thumb. The third car stopped and we jumped  in. Our hosts were a young muslim couple with a baby and their neice. They were headed to the city to buy food for the end of Ramadan feast.

 We were dropped off in the waterfront area with lots of local shops selling most everything imaginable but beer. We had some snacks and bought some produce.

 Kathy bought some prawns and we strolled through the crowd.Our big find was a replacement battery charger for our Olympus digital camera and a new battery. We have been without this camera since Kathy's return from the states. Some how she had managed to leave behind the charger and spare battery. This was now taken care of and cheaper than the last ime we had to buy a new charger.

A CROWED WALKWAY

THE LOCAL PARLIMENT BUILDING

After shopping we finally did manage to find a restaurant where we could get both food and a cold beer.

We have since left the Santubong and headed on towards the marina in the town of Miri. Our winlass is still not right and it will once again have to be taken apart for repair. We spent a night at Lakei Island and then made our way to the Piloh river. Today we transited the Piloh river and then continued east along the coast. We have about another 160 miles to Miri and the anchorages will be open roadsteads. Our discovery is to anchor off a village where we can see a cell tower and then vola I can send out blog updates.