Blogs from Pulau Langkawi, Kedah & Perlis, Malaysia, Asia

Time for a break from the shipyard. Sanding, sanding, sanding is ongoing. Living in a dusty/dirty environment takes its toll, so time to move off the boat for a while as access is now restricted. Cloud9 is such a relaxing environment with a stunning outlook to the paddy fields, a lovely pool to relax in and enjoy, and nice air con rooms. There are cooking facilities outdoor and use of fridges and freezers which is great. We're mid Covid lockdown and everyone is trying to stay home stay safe, so it's a very different time. Couple of nights though, loads of insects swarmed the outdoor space which is a challenge when cooking! Everything needs to be covered but I guess that's half of the fun :) We'll keep trying anyway!... read more

Strange to see a boat drifting past the yard which had sunk the night before, it was drifting in the tide and dangerous to other vessels as there was no one onboard, all the crew had been rescued. The yard lauched a large barge to pull it into the yard and finally sits for repair. Interesting process to watch.... read more

Brent's new mooring at Telaga Harbour Marina, Langkawi. Having secured a place inside the marina, Brent set about securing the mooring with extra anchors as it had dragged before crashing a boat into the rocks! It's quite of process of first lifting the mooring to reposition it back out, before adding more anchors to make it secure. With the help of a diver who positioned the anchors and made sure they were securely set, this allowed him to bring not only one, but his two boats side by side within the marina. With the weather out in the anchorage turning, it was perfect timing to keep the vessels secure.... read more

Australia Day... Who knew? My friend Darren invited a crowd up to his penthouse to celebrate, mainly all Australians but from New Zealand, USA, Europe... there was quite a few of us. He had his place decorated with Australian bunting and flags, adverts were on the TV, all old Australian tunes and ads.... it was a funny old day! Anyway here's a few pictures.... read more

The Chinese know how to celebrate a birthday... and Roni had arranged a cracker. With friends and great food and birthday cake of course to celebrate my friend James's birthday. Great night had by all followed by a few drinks in the Cellar Bank. Nice... read more