Today
we did something amazing. We sailed. For the first time since 1
September (I checked in the log book) we had constant 15 knot winds a
little forward of the beam, plus a one knot positive current, which
allowed us to fly at close to 9 knots all morning. It felt so good
after the months of motoring or motor sailing (winds too light to
sail better than 3 knots so assisted by engine).
With
the breeze through the cockpit and the sound of water rushing past
the hull we were grinning and happy. This is the type of cruising we
enjoy.
With
the super speed we'd covered the distance from our overnight stop at
Pulau Bintan much quicker than expected and had the anchor down in
front of Kuah town at 1 o'clock giving us plenty of time to visit the
Harbour master and Customs to clear in and time to visit one of the
many duty free chocolate shops. It may be my birthday tomorrow but
David felt the need of a present for him too.
Langkawi
made up of 99 islands one, all with duty free status, a holiday
destination and on the border with Thailand. From here we need to
sail (hopefully) 25 miles to arrive in Ko Lipe.
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