MALAYSIA TO THAILAND

We had a difficult passage up the Strait of Malacca to Port Dickson and on to Telaga, on Langkawi. Here the anchorages were spectacular. Fishing boats made night sailing especially difficult and hazardous. Many of these were unlit or confusingly lit. Malacca was an interesting town with Portuguese, Dutch, British, Malay and Japanese history. This was a large trading centre. We travelled around by trishaw which were florally decorated. We experienced some fine dining and orchids were in abundance. We needed excercise after being cooped up on the boat and walked to another waterfall. The locals were exceedingly unfit. From Malaysia we sailed to islands off the south coast of Thailand where we experienced beautiful beaches, sunsets and beach bars. Tsunami escape routes are now in evidence as a reminder of the disaster.