Still Singapore
JJMoon Diary
Barry and Margaret Wilmshurst
Mon 16 Nov 2009 07:24
 7th boat from
the left - the new bridge to the marina complex on
Keppel Island
We have been here at Keppel Bay marina
three weeks now and have had our ups and downs. We were all geared up for
the gearbox to be repaired on Friday 6th; the box had been removed and checked
in the engineers' workshop, a load of spare parts had been delivered to Volvo
Singapore and we had a promise that, should our absorber be included as
expected, the gearbox would be re-fitted that afternoon. For some
reason the vital part was not included and, furthermore, Volvo now
said that it would not be available until 22nd November. Gloom! Over
the weekend I telephoned our friend Bill in Kingsbridge. (On how many
occasions has Bill's name been mentioned with approbation in this blog?)
First thing Monday morning he located the part at Volvo UK in Watford and it was
delivered to our engineers in Singapore mid-day Thursday. They say they
will get everything ship-shape again today, Monday 16th.
 And this is
it!
In the meantime we have been keeping
ourselves amused, catching up with a few jobs and, notably, by
spending an hour or so at the local golf club on their driving
range.
 An outing to
the botanical gardens included a visit to the orchid centre.
We are now hoping to head north up
through the Malacca Strait towards Langkawi early in the week, perhaps
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