15 foot seas and 35 knots relative wind off the bow. Glad to be on a ship with great stabilizers.
Arrived Penang Malaysia
Finally some smog-free air and good-riddance to the 3-day flu!
Found the shopping district 
Not sure. It’s either a hospital, a hotel or a post office 
Who knew they made seaweed chips 
YUM! Fish heads – teeth and all 
A slightly different approach to a haircut 
Happy to be feeling better again!
Saving the urang utan in Indonesia & Malaysia
Three days at sea – on the way to Indonesia
These days at sea are a bit of a change. The air is less polluted. The shopping is more familiar. The downside is that a number of people have come down with the flu (Asian, I guess).
I think I’m beginning to detect a pattern in the ship-board entertainment. In Kochi I learned how to iron with a 17 pound iron. Someone from the ship must have been watching, because now they’re teaching me how to make the bed “Seabourne Style.”
And, they’re letting me try out as a cocktail waitress.
I keep looking over my shoulder, waiting for Tom Sawyer to talk me into whitewashing some fences around here.
After another night at sea, Welcome to Kochi, India.
We’re still on the west coast of India – but way south. This place seems the have a peculiar fascination with laundry.
So I thought, why not help them out a little.
After wrestling that 17 pound iron, no need to go to the gym today!
Of course, there are the usual shopping opportunities….
I’m not so sure that the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers would be too happy with Kochi’s code enforcement efforts. Either a lot of folks are hooking up their own electricity or somebody need some serious retraining.
Other than doing laundry, a lot of time is spent fishing.
Welcome to Mangalore, India
Mangalore is named after the goddess Mangala Devi. Known as the “cradle of education,” it is home to many famous colleges. The city is one of the cleanest and fastest growing cities in India. Quite the contrast to Mumbai.
A monument dedicated to Gandhi
So much gold and silver.
We even stumbled in on a wedding.
Lots of temples and shrines. But also Christian churches.
And, of course, there is the shopping district!
And the food.
Time to leave Mumbai and head for Mangalore
Through the Gateway to India.
And, of course, there are the markets.
Crawford Market is one of the most vibrant markets in Mumbai.
Temples everywhere
This is the sign at the entrance of one of Mumbai’s temples
This is a look inside.
Just beautiful!
The old railway station.
Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) is an historic railway station and a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is the headquarters of the Indian Central Railway.
It was built in 1887 in the Bori Bunder area of Mumbai to commeorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. IMPRESSIVE!