On the hard, Rebak Marina, Langkawi

It's now been 6 days on the hard at Rebak. We thought that we might get done quicker but anything to do with boats is always more complicated than first thought. All the old bottom paint had to be sanded off and the nicks and dings filled and sanded flat again. We had 8 gallons of paint applied and that should last for at least 2 years at least until we get to South Africa. All the other maintenance work went well, everything just took longer.

Callisto getting her bum painted

The Valentines enjoying a big night out

A picture tells a thousand words

The pool at the Rebak resort, very nice after a hot day of boat  chores

We should get splashed tomorrow and this is a good thing as we have no fridges until that happens. Fortunately, we were able to rent a domestic air conditioner which has made the time here bearable. The yard is pretty good and is paved and clean. We are able to use all the resort facilities including the restaurants , bars and the pool and this is just as well as the Admiral is getting a bit stir crazy. This, I hope, will be remedied soon as once we go back into the water we will rent a car on Monday and drive around Langkawi and see the sights. This a duty free area and the booze stocks are a little depleted. Some replenishment is on the way.
After that we should be able to clear out of Malaysia and head north to Phuket a journey of about 120 miles and we will take a week to visit all the small islands on the way. We look forward to some clear water for swimming.
We had a delightful Valentine's Day dinner at the resort restaurant. They made a great effort with poolside tables, live entertainment moving from table to table, a six course dinner and lots of local Champagne to wash it all down. A good time was had by all and we were both a bit worse for wear by 11 pm.