Pangkor HM and C

Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Tue 21 Feb 2017 23:57
Pangkor Harbour Master and Customs
 
 
 
 
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We had the most torrential rain fall for most of the night. This morning a very dull affair as we leave Beez next to her pal Tehani-Li, because we are staying here so long we have to check in with the Harbour Master and Customs. Ruz in the office had booked us a taxi at nine, we were one minute late as James (marina director) wanted to formally welcome us back. We had to travel to a local town for the Harbour Master, we were in and out in five minutes flat and then on to another town ten minutes away for Customs, a very happily decorated office that once again saw us cleared in five minutes. Next stop was the bus station to buy our tickets for the 160 mile journey to Kuala Lumpur Airport – we handed over the princely sum of ten pounds each for a posh looking coach. We fly just after midnight on the 6th but the coach that would get us there at 22:00 seemed like cutting it a bit too fine so we board at 14:30 to arrive at 19:00, time for supper and a look round.
 
 
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Temples seen from the back of our taxi. Final stop was at an ATM.
 
 
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Things to explore at a later date and an intriguing cemetery complete with terracotta looking men along one wall.
 
 
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Over the bridge and back on reclaimed land that once belonged to the king.
 
 
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Very smart frontage to the huge area that has been built on. The sky continues to look heavy with rain. Sadly, we saw a news item in the Harbour Master’s office that showed thousands of flying foxes just falling dead from the trees in New South Wales due to temperatures climbing to the forty mark.
 
 
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Back at the marina an hour and a half later, we handed over ten pounds to our taxi driver.
 
 
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Beyond our pontoon, the sky looks very threatening.
 
 
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Nothing for it but to have eggs for lunch, Bear walked proudly in with his classic egg event.
 
 
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Never done a B+W before – rather funky methinks.................. 
 
 
 
 
 
ALL IN ALL A WHIRLWIND OF CHORES
                     NICE TO GET A FEEL OF THE LOCAL TOWNS