Peter's Travel Blog

Today, we arrived at our second Malaysian port, Penang. We had no tour escorting duties… so we enjoyed a leisurely breakfast, grabbed a city map from Reception and went for a walk. Just outside the port, we encountered a large fort sporting an interesting-looking lighthouse; we didn’t fancy paying the entrance fee, however, so we just admired it from the...

Today, we arrived at Langkawi in Malaysia, and what a beautiful sight it was. Little round-topped islands popped up out of the ocean with mist-veiled mountains behind. The only thing that slightly marred the experience was the rain, but as the morning wore on, that seemed to clear, despite a slightly dismal forcast to the contrary. One minor little issue...

Thursday 1/12/16 – Today, we arrived in Thailand, another corner of the world new to me that conjures up exotic images of lush green rainforests and idyllic beaches. Thai Brides and Lady-boys are also common associations, of which a group of young crewmen heading enthusiastically for shore leave were laughing and joking about… We had no tour escorting duties today,...

Today has been spent at sea on our way towards Phuket, in Thailand. It was our final sea-day, which also meant it was the last of my on-board watercolour classes. Today, we did some Negative Painting… After the class, we sat up on deck reading, with one eye on the ocean for any signs of life. We’ve got used to...

Today, we arrived at our final Indian port, Port Blair. As we hadn’t been given any escorting duties, we decided to go for a walk. Approaching the main gate, after collecting our shore permits, we passed Raul, the Shore excursions Manager, who was going the other way. ‘I hope you’ve got your metal helmets at the ready’, he said, with...