To Jerejak, Penang
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Fri 7 Dec 2018 23:57
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To Jerejak Island off
Penang
   Up at seven on a very dull morning I had quite the view for ten minutes or so as the skipper
disentangled the anchor from a fishing net. Once en route we wiggled through
nets, markers and fishermen. The sun coming up behind the mainland.
 Things brightened
a bit.
 A bit
ominous.
  It was nice to have company and several in a big fishing fleet had AIS.
 A tug and
tow. Not recommended to slip between the
two. No, that would just be plain daft.
  Late afternoon as we approached Penang things came over quite dark and rainy. To the right, six sets of lightning shot
between the clouds and the sea and white flashes lit
the upper clouds. Our new regard for the bright, firework stuff just now wish it
would stop, beautiful as it may be – no more damage required for Beez, so Zeus /
Jupiter desist, pretty please.
  This working
girl came racing past hoping to get in before the storm but we watched as
the rain began to fall.
 The next hour was solid rain but it
began to clear as we approached Second
Bridge.
    Going under the
bridge. Then crossing the shallow bit to anchor next to Jerejak Island.
We were told a while ago that a boat was chased off by locals when they
attempted to anchor but we saw no one and no one appeared.
 A look back at the bridge then we
tucked in at the spot we were last time. Six thirty five and just shy of sixty
two miles today and ready to settle to a game, supper, a shower and a sherbet
with an episode or two, well that was the plan until half way through our
backgammon game a crowd of mosquitos appeared and attacked me with brutal force.
Indoors it is then, coil lit, strip wash instead. I’ll
be brave and shower off the back of the girl. Easy for you, you
never get eaten.... clearly not sweet
enough, you said it, you said it..........
ALL IN ALL A BETTER DAY
DESPITE THE WEATHER AND UNTIL THE MOSSIES ATTACKED
CALMER, LONG DAY MOTORING AS NO
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