Sunday 26th April
We hear of many
epic sailing adventures. Most people
here in Rebak marina have come from afar.
Some are happy to sit here, occasionally pootling off to Thailand, while
others use it as a base to zoom away to the Indian Ocean, to Madagascar, around
the wild seas of the Cape. Irina told us
about some people she met, in a large, solid wooden yacht, who had sailed from
Siberia, through the pack ice. It was
terribly cold – maybe minus 50, that sort of extraordinary temperature. They said, however, that the very coldest
place was in the north of Japan – even colder than Siberia! Imagine the contrast, coming from those icy
waters to the warm seas surrounding Malaysia…
Yesterday afternoon
we had a great downpour. Angus was very
satisfied – Monsoon! he said,
happily.
Today we are off
away again, to see the sea. Maybe to the
Lake of the Pregnant Maiden. * Then to the “fjords” to swim and take photos of
seascapes and landscapes, birds and beasties – the photo competition is getting
hotter!!
The Boyz are happy
for the new adventure, but they are also happy to be returning as often as
possible to Rebak, which is now The Island. Thank heavens for the German
Bikes – they provide speedy transport for The Boyz from one side of The Island
to the other.
After lunch
yesterday Gavin and Hamish rode around to explore the old glass factory behind
the resort. It is a large abandoned structure
and is home to a large family of monkeys.
They aren’t in the least wary of humans and in fact sometimes stand
their ground, snarling menacingly, so Peter and Misty have told us. They have had the odd stand-off early in the
morning on the jungle trail. Mostly, I
think, they regard us as a bit of a nuisance, clictkey clicking away on our
digital cameras…
* Why, pray tell,
do most religions have such an obsession with maidens??? Weird, huh?
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