Langkawi
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We’ve embedded ourselves in the Langkawi life for a while. It’s nice to have a change from being on the move or working. The boat is in the marina at Rebak Island, and we come and go from there out to the beautiful anchorages in the Unesco Heritage islands off the coast of Langkawi. It’s…
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We’re enjoying 18 degrees instead of 33 degrees, sleeping with a blanket and duvet, instead of lying in a puddle of sweat. I’m wearing jumpers and long trousers, not shorts and teeshirts, and waking up to the song of tui, not hornbills and Macaque monkeys. We’re back in Auckland until January, and it was so…
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My predictions about a shitty trip to Langkawi were spot on! We checked out of Batam (Nongsa Point Marina) for the 430nm trip to Lankawi with plans to anchor each night, but the wind was blowing from the wrong direction, and none of the recommended anchorages provided any protection from the decent swell. So it…