Singapore
Panulirus
CR and KN Williams
Fri 14 Oct 2011 11:15
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1.21N 103.38E
14th October, 2011
Had a not very exciting trip to Singapore. The
highlight was being buzzed by what I assumed to have been the Indonesian plod in
the dark with a thoroughly confusing set of nav lights. Eventually they got
bored and went off at high speed to confuse someone else; thank god they weren't
pirates!
We arrived slightly early at the southern side of
the traffic separation zone of the Singapore Strait, so I had to dawdle for an
hour or so before nipping across in daylight.
When we got to the northern end, the number of AIS
signals was so great the chart-plotter virtually stopped. In the end I turned
the AIS off and all was well; there must have been at least 200 moored
vessels.
Now safely tied up, cleared in and have a
Harvester-type meal under our tummies. We set off for the big smoke
tomorrow.
K
I do like not exciting trips.
Not quite the end of this voyage. We are in Raffles
Marina in Singapore (not sadly attached to the hotel) .When we return to England
we will travel 5 nm across the Johor strait to Malaysia where we can leave
the boat for a fraction of the price.Looking forward to a Singapore sling in the
real Raffles.
C
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