Last Stop in Indonesia

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.