Malacca Strait

A couple of hours before we left Sebana Cove Marina a monkey jumped aboard a cruising boat on the next dock and climbed to the top of the mast. Hannah, the 10 year old girl on the boat, tossed a banana onto the shade canvas. The monkey spotted it and scooted right down. Hannah then threw another banana onto the dock and another on the ramp to lure the monkey off the boat and off the docks.

Pulling out of the marina mid-afternoon, we motored to the mouth of the Santi River and anchored overnight. Leaving at 6am the next morning we started making our way around Singapore. For most of the day we were both on deck keeping a close watch on shipping and ferry traffic. We passed through several ship anchorages and crossed fairways. We have never seen so many ships! Hailing ports from Liberia, Korea, Panama...all over the world. It was all interesting but a big relief when we finally crossed the Johor Strait and left Singapore behind.

Motorsailing into a headwind, we dropped anchor at Pisang Island at 7pm. We left at 6:30 the next morning and sailed and motorsailed, dodging small Malaysian fishing boats and their nets.
The shipping traffic is at least 3 miles farther out into the Malacca Strait. A reasonable distance. A small bird lands on the lifelines near our cockpit, resting awhile until I manage to scare him away by taking a flash photo.

Again we squeak into an anchorage, at the Water Islands, just as the sun is setting. Our last day is pretty easy. Good sailing much of the way to Port Dickson. We arrive at Admiral Marina at 2pm and dock across from British friends Clive and Jean on Hannakin.