Captain Scott's Log ~ Monday, March 31st, 2008

Indonesia

The bad weather blew itself out over night and we had a great night off
Pangkor. Today in flat calm we motered south toward Sumatra and Indonesia.
Now at anchor in the Indonesian Islands of Aruan--N 2 52. We are half way
down the Malacca Straits. These islands are 9 in number and we learned has a
navy outpost. A rowboat was towed to us by a fisherman and the rowboat had 3 Navy men who boarded us. A few beers later ( they wanted whisky) they were happy and ready to leave at sunset.

They are here for 6 months, an outpost of 11 men. Are you ok I asked. They replied " you sail around the world but I paddle arround my island". And so last night we were protected by the Malysian Navy with 3 state of the art missle cruisers and tonight the Indosians have a rowboat at our disposal.