Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - March 31st

Hello from us as we sail away from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. 

We BOTH went on an tour today and got to see a few of the sights including their war memorial which is really impressive.  The statue there is much larger than the Iwo Jima statue near Arlington, and the entire area around is beautifully staged.

We also went to the top of their telecommunications tower, which used to be one of the highest in the world. 

I am not quite sure where it ranks now, but it gave a lovely overall view of the city, even on a slightly gray day.  Nowhere did we see a slum or badly rundown area, even during the hour drive into town. 

The majority of the women wear a head scarf and they are almost all black.  I did get a picture of a group of school girls who were most happy to pose, so I guess they had no problems with being photographed and they did have colored scarves



Tomorrow is Penang, Malaysia where we will take a rickshaw to tea in town.  I’ll try and get some photos and add to this report.

On our way to Kuala Lumpur the ship passed through the Singapore straits.  I guess that when we went into Singapore for our stop there, I missed seeing the humongous amount if ship traffic, as it was during the night.  This time, as we passed by the city,  you could see it in the distance quite clearly and we were surrounded by vessels of all sizes.  That included a couple of small war ships which were not marked but were obviously from different nations.  The ship traffic lasted for several hours and was fun to watch.

I was thrilled to speak with Robby last night (Kirstan was taking a well deserved extra rest) and hear that all is going well with mother and daughter. Hilary is there lending a hand and so I know I will get lots of details once she and Ricardo join us in three weeks.

Love and kisses,

ME