So sorry, guys! It’s been so busy lately, and I’m serious this time. We spent almost 2 weeks in Langkawi, doing various boat jobs that have been put off throughout the last year and a half due to minor engagements such as admiring the view. We did jobs such as acid washing the deck, waxing it, and most importantly and the pride and joy of the entire family, installing our new hardtop bimini! It’s our Christmas present to ourselves.
Well, Langkawi was not our main station for getting a ton of things done, but there was a lot of back-breaking work that was done in those long 2 weeks. We swam in the pool in the Royal Langkawi Yacht Club (totally back-breaking work), had more than one 20% off dinner at the numerous restaurants lining the water, and visited marine cloth shops, looking for the right material for new cushions that were never found. Washing the boat with acid was probably the most fun because we got to watch as the rust marks faded away. Well, they didn’t go away completely. If you press your face really close to the deck, you can see slight discoloration that will never fade. Just don’t do that, and it will look totally fine.
Our crew, Paolo, left us the day before we left Langkawi, and we were sad to see him go after nearly three months of company. I won’t end this blog post by saying that we had a good time in Langkawi. Let me rephrase that. We didn’t really have a good time at the Royal Langkawi Yacht Club. Marina’s in general aren’t great. The water is usually not swimmable, and most of the time you can’t make fresh water for drinking. We found ourselves taking showers up in the public bathrooms and borrowing water filters from our neighbors. Yeah, marinas aren’t great. Langkawi was fine though and it was good to pull into a resting stop before moving on.