Jeff's Log ~ Thursday, March 27, 2008 6 21.745N 99 40.905E Telega Harbour, Langkawi

We arrived in Langkawi yesterday afternoon while it was raining. The rain stopped as we were anchoring in a scenic little anchorage. The dink went back in the water, and it is a short trip in to the marina where we were checked in with customs and immigration. I was completely surprised that none of the officials here wanted any money. We got gas for the dink, and stocked up on reasonably priced snacks at the gas station convenience store after changing our remaining Thai baht into ringets. Mark and I took a walk completely around the marina and had lunch at one of the many restaurants which line the waterfront.

It is nice having full gas tanks for the dink and on the way back to the boat; I opened the throttle and let it run. The last couple of days, we had been in fuel conservation mode with the dink, and that is rather boring. Lots of sailors have little tiny fuel stingy outboards that go very slow, and now I know what that’s like. Give me POWER!!!!

Langkawi is a pretty place. As we were approaching the island, a large thunderstorm developed and covered the island. The peaks rise to over three thousand feet, and there is a cable car that I can hardly wait to ride to the top of the highest peak. Today, after taking the big boat in for fuel, we are going to go to the cable car. Then we are going around the corner to the Royal Langkawi Yacht Club for the night.