Pirates everywhere! Well OK, maybe not anymore, but it's been an adventure dodging fishing boats and drift nets. We did one over night passage up to Port Dickson from Singapore with a few thumps in the night on the hull, but no big dramas thankfully. Lots of stuff floating around in these waters, from coconuts to trees to very large tankers and freighters. And very hot with little to no wind.
Singapore was a lovely city and we enjoyed spending time with friends and, oh yes, more boat projects. Got the injectors cleaned and engine tuned up, so now she's humming along. :) We put into the Admiral Marina for a month to leave EQ on her own while we travelled back to see the MomCat for Thanksgiving and a few friends in SF. Other than being cold and Roger having a very nasty eye injection, it was wonderful to see everyone, albeit too short a time. We did manage to spend a couple of days being tourists in the old town of Malacca, the original pirate capital. Lots of history here. Did we mention it's hot?
We then did a few long day sails (or motor-sails) up through the rest of the Malacca Straits, finally arriving at Penang. We pulled into a quiet little anchorage behind Jerejak Island which turned out to be right in front of Sherry's old employer, Agilent Technologies. How funny is that! We did get a spot in the Straits Quay Marina for a couple of days so we could get our Thai visas and tour the city of old Georgetown. Incredible Buddhist temples here and a lovely island. Lots of history here too. And did we mention it's hot?
We then set off for Langkawi, a destination we've been looking forward too. It's really quite lovely here, but most of all the NE monsoon has set in and we now have a breeze everyday. Yippy!!!! We can even sleep at night without sweating and the fans blasting away. :) We're going to just sit for a few days behind this lovely wall of mountains with Princess Lake hidden just beyond view before we head into the Rebak Marina on Christmas Eve. Life is good!
OK, that's the news from EQ, where the winds are fair (finally), the seas following (almost), and the crew content (and not sweating anymore, at least at the moment).
With Equanimity and Joy
