After the exciting day we went ashore for a final
dinner for the SIR. Here the Brits were invited to sing their songs and
everyone had a very good time. Many boats had left in the afternoon, but we
were going to remain a little longer so Graham and Liz could get better. Next
to the anchorage was an amazing rock formation which Kathy I explored. The
rocks were like granite and suffered from exfoliation (I think that's right
where they get terrifically hot with the sun and then either rain or sea cools
them down so fast they split or cast off a layer.)
On Saturday, 15/10/11, we left Belitung. We had a
48 hour sail to a small island called Kentar. After 32 hours Jeremy went down
with vomitting and diarrhoea. Somehow we got through the second night. At dawn
we crossed into the Northern Hemisphere. We had a day and a night's rest at
Kentar, but misssed the Equator Party celebrations on shore, before pressing on
to Benan. We arrived at Pangkil Island and Kathy got the bug during the night.
She was very poorly. By now the ships were pretty big and getting rather close.
Jeremy helmed most of the day and we arrived in the afternoon at Nonsa Point
Marina. This is a luxury leisure complex with beach resort, marina and golf
courses, with a view across the Strait to Singapore - the busiest shipping
channel in the World. We cross it next.
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