Captain Scott's Log ~ March 24th, 2008

120,875nm under the keel.
The day after Easter we moved 45 miles south to a group of large islands. Back in 99 we found a back packer’s site that was seedy. This time we found a marine park with a dozen or more long tails bringing tourists to its beach and coral reef. I tied off a dive bouy and we had a pleasant night.

Tuesday we explored these islands and found where all these tourist came from. Ko Mipit sported dozens of resorts mostly with German guests. 3 or 4 ferries arrived each day and off loaded their cargo onto long tails that took them to the beach. There were 10 beach bars and so the crew of Pipe Dream fit right in. The resorts covered the entire range of habitation possibilities. You could rent a hammock, a tent, a room that looked like a prison cell, a room with a fan, room with ocean view, and so on.

This is right on the Thai Malaysian boarder and only 25 nm from Langkawi. It is also the beginning of the Malacca Strait. We are now at 6 degrees of latitude and moving south so the gen set and AC see a lot of use.