Langkawi

Hi

Another short note - we are now on Langkawi Is. which is approx. 50 miles NW of Penang Is. It is about 20 x 10 miles in size and has a population of 70,000. Yesterday we hired a car for the day and drove round the island which was a very pleasant experience. Lots to see and beaches and resorts galore. Have had 2 dinners at the Royal Langkawi Yacht Club and have taken liberal advantage of their "happy hour" where bar prices are unbelievably cheap. Not so cheap to berth the boat here though - about the same price as Whangarei!! We stopped at a boatyard and they could handle our deck recaulking requirements at about half the labour cost than that of NZ. Also they can put the boat in a modern shed with the mast still in place!! Looks like that is what we will do. In the meantime will just put up with a few minor leaks in the foredeck area and then she will be just like a new boat!!

Bought some Malaysian and Indonesian charts during our visit here as well!

Hard to believe that we will be home again in just a few days now - it's been a fascinating experience and will all be chronicled on this website after our return.

It is now 1220 and we are about to go in search of a meal. We catch the ferry back to Georgetown, Penang at 1715 and then fly from there to Auckland via Singapore on Tuesday.

Cheers,

J & J