The smoke haze from forest fires in Sumatra is very thick - visibility is down to about 3 or 4 miles. The haze will clear as we head northwards, aiming to be in Penang by Thursday. The past week was highlighted by a succession of send-off dinners with many friends, the final one was being last night aboard MV Alfa Nero (Robin & Dianna Enlund) at Kepple Marina. Consequently we're a liitle slow today, but very happy to be at sea again.
