Straits Quay, Penang
Sea Topaz
Duncan Briggs
Sat 19 Oct 2013 09:42
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05.27.459 N 100.18.845 E
We finally managed to leave Pangkor Marina. Because of
the tides we opted to sail overnight. We choose a beautiful night with a full
moon and no rain, unfortunately also no wind, so we motored all the way. The new
gear box worked well. We arrived in Straits Quay Marina around 9.30 in the
morning. This marina is not so much a working marina, it is more for show to go
with the nice apartments that surround the basin. But very comfortable with nice
showers and good internet.
We took the bus into town to sort out visas for Thailand
and to get more chemicals from "Dr Death". We had a fabulous buffet lunch at the
Eastern Oriental Hotel and even got a generous discount for Senior Citizens. We
did not need supper after that.
Today we had to go back into town to look for a Makita
battery charger for the drill, which has died. It has worked so hard over the
last few months.
We got back to the boat before the rain; it has been
grey and wet all afternoon, but much cooler.
We'll have another day to potter on the boat tomorrow
and then move to Langkawi on Monday. Again, the tide is not favorable, so we'll
go overnight.
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