Crossing the Singapore Straits was less stressful than we had expected. We left Nongsa Point Marina at first li
ght with our buddy boat Ellida, crossed the Straits, avoided big ships like the one in the photo and made it safely to the Johor Strait. Here Malaysia is on one side and Singapore is on the other. We kept to the Malaysian side. Armed boats patrol the Singapore side and if you stray within 75m of their shore, you could be shot. We almost scraped the bottom on our approach to Danga Bay Marina. Ron, the dockmaster, gave us good directions and helped us tie up in our free berth. All we pay for is mains electricity.
A few da
ys after our arrival, the local authority held a Gala Dinner to mark the start of the Sail Malaysia Rally. Here we are at the top table, wearing our batik clothes. For 2 hours before the dinner, Sail Malaysia invited us to "cocktails". Actually, it was free Tiger beer served from jugs by young women in short skirts. You could drink as much as you wanted. There was no alcohol at the dinner as the local authority is Muslim, but there were 8 courses of food, Chinese tea, water and soft drinks, plus entertainment led by an MC which included a live band called Shooters, 3 singers and a number of traditional dancing troupes. A participant from the Sail Malaysia Rally was asked to give a thank you speech. No-one had been asked to do this, so Jeremy stood up, walked on to the stage, stood behind the microphone and gave a speech "off the cuff". Huge applause followed. We had a wonderful evening, but some people left early complaining that the music was too loud. As the old maxim says, "You can please some people some of the time.....
ght with our buddy boat Ellida, crossed the Straits, avoided big ships like the one in the photo and made it safely to the Johor Strait. Here Malaysia is on one side and Singapore is on the other. We kept to the Malaysian side. Armed boats patrol the Singapore side and if you stray within 75m of their shore, you could be shot. We almost scraped the bottom on our approach to Danga Bay Marina. Ron, the dockmaster, gave us good directions and helped us tie up in our free berth. All we pay for is mains electricity.A few da
ys after our arrival, the local authority held a Gala Dinner to mark the start of the Sail Malaysia Rally. Here we are at the top table, wearing our batik clothes. For 2 hours before the dinner, Sail Malaysia invited us to "cocktails". Actually, it was free Tiger beer served from jugs by young women in short skirts. You could drink as much as you wanted. There was no alcohol at the dinner as the local authority is Muslim, but there were 8 courses of food, Chinese tea, water and soft drinks, plus entertainment led by an MC which included a live band called Shooters, 3 singers and a number of traditional dancing troupes. A participant from the Sail Malaysia Rally was asked to give a thank you speech. No-one had been asked to do this, so Jeremy stood up, walked on to the stage, stood behind the microphone and gave a speech "off the cuff". Huge applause followed. We had a wonderful evening, but some people left early complaining that the music was too loud. As the old maxim says, "You can please some people some of the time.....
1 comment:
Hehe, all sounds good fun chaps. Funny that dad's public speaking has been a regular feature since the Carol Service in NZ!
Afraid the photos on this post haven't worked - can't see them.
All good here, although just off to work...
Lots of love, Ems xx
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