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Cruising the Malacca Strait

The Malacca Strait is the body of water between the west coast of Malaysia and Indonesian Sumatra, and it connects the Pacific and Indian Oceans. A very busy waterway 560 miles long, it is one of Asia’s primary sea routes, with almost 100,000 vessels passing through each year. Read on for our experience cruising the Malacca Strait. Malacca is pronounced Muh-LAK-uh.

Post Puteri Harbour Anchorages

A few days after returning from Kuala Lumpur, we untied our lines and left the Puteri Harbour dock. We day sailed for the first two days, stopping at the small islands of Pesang and then Besar. I don’t remember much about either, so they must have been peaceful and boring, which is good.

Sunset on the Malacca Strait, Malaysia
Sunset at anchor at Palau Pisang, Malaysia
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Domino: R.I.P.

The best cat we ever knew, Domino. She lived 18 years, 8 of them on a boat. She traveled across an ocean, flew on a few planes, and kept us company over countless passages. We adopted her as a kitten, and tried our best to give her a good life into old age. We will miss you Domino: R.I.P., Rest in Peace.

Early Years

We adopted Domino as a kitten from the Toronto Humane Society. This fiesty little kitten chose us, grabbing from inside her cage. We brought her home and she’s been our baby ever since. Domino was a companion for our still young Maggie, who had lost her sister Serena, killed by a car a few months before. Maggie wasn’t immediately a fan of this interloper, but they grew on each other.

Calico cat and tuxedo cat on a couch
Domino and Maggie in 2016
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A Trip to Kuching

Malaysia, like Indonesia, is a country which loves cats. So much so, in fact, they named a city after them. The origin of the name is under dispute, but it’s a fact that Kuching is the Malaysian word for cat. Located on the island of Borneo, in the state of Sarawak, Kuching is a fun place to visit. We recently took a trip to Kuching from Penang, Malaysia, and it’s not just for cat lovers!

Kuching Background

Kuching is pronounced Koo – Ching. It is the capital of the state of Sarawak, but we didn’t find it very busy. We saw other tourists, but not many, and most places we visited were fairly quiet. The busiest place was Bako National Park outside of Kuching, where we saw monkeys and other native wildlife.

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