Moving on from Port Dickson we headed north up the Malaysian coast towards the port city of Klang. This is very close to Kuala Lumpur and seems to be one of the major ports in the country. The line of busy docks and cranes is incredible and there’s a constant flow of megaships coming and going. The amount of trade being done here is mind-boggling.

We had hoped to visit the grandly named Royal Selangan Yacht Club - but they were full. So instead we carefully worked our way into an unsurveyed area between some forested, nature reserve islands. Ultra peaceful tucked in between mangrove banks - and odd to realise how close we were to the hustle and bustle half a mile away.

From there we have been motoring on up the coast. Either there is no wind, or what little there is comes on the nose. So it’s a bit dull. Our anchorage last night at an offshore island was ok for swimming which was a relief.

Along the way today we are seeing the worst trash we have ever seen on the sea: polystyrene boxes, water bottles, takeaway boxes and general floating plastic trash. Tragic. In amongst the little bits - and some active fishing gear - there are occasional large semi-submerged logs and we even passed a floating metal boiler tank. So we have to stay really switched on to avoid them. Thankfully the rain, thunder and lightning have stayed away.