To Country Garden
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Fri 11 Nov 2016 23:57
To Country
Garden
We backed out of our berth at Puteri Marina at a
quarter past eleven. Bear had been to top up the phone and pay our bill. I had
put our washing in the two machines but as the dryers were poorly the intention
is to hang it out when we get to Country Garden five miles up river. We are
after a change of scenery and to see if Hans and Burney (Brahminy Too)
need a hand as they have a poorly gearbox.
Out past the edge
of the new city.
We turned left to go upriver as
Gostoza Tu turned right to head toward the
anchorage thirty five miles away – a journey we will make next
week.
Our view, very
overcast but no rain.........yet.
On the left a
village on stilts.
To our right – no surprise – a police boat checking we do not stray into Singaporean
waters.
A pair of big
birds made a change manoeuvring over the Singapore Firing
Range.
A rather smart
floating house with outdoor eating.
On our left we passed a massive clam farm.
Sand stockpiles.
Not sure if this is for reclamation or simply to supply the building sites.
Oh my. A bigger
building project than the one we have just left. The marina just visible
bottom left.
We had left the red can at the bottom
and come all of five and a tiny bit
miles.
Boats in the
marina look diddy against the fifty odd storey block being built
beyond.
With just sixteen berths and
half of them vacant we chose one, later to be asked to move opposite. We can use
the showers in the complex, electricity and water included, use of the pool –
all for sixty eight pounds for the week, can’t be bad.
The girl
and our view, so very dark.
We said ‘hello’ to Hans who was busy
and went to find Burney who was sitting in the cold (air con to freezing) doing
some blogging. No sooner than we had chatted for a while than the heavens opened
– hatches and covers open – we ran............. The
pool will have to wait until tomorrow.
ALL IN ALL A SHORT HOP TO
MAKE A CHANGE
POP UP THE ROAD FOR A
SWIM....... |