| Pulau Ketam, 19-6-2012 |
When our friends Pat and Roger told us that they had never visited Pulau Ketam yet, it was no problem to find a destination for our next trip!
We took the 11am ferry from the Klang jetty and arrived 35 minutes later in the Pulau Ketam village. My first visit to "Crab Island" had been ten years ago, a lot of modernisation has taken place, but it is still a nice place to relax.
Aric had found on the Internet that there was a lodge in a remote part of the village. Quite a long walk, we had to ask a few times for directions, but finally we found the Xin Man Tang lodge. A well-maintained guesthouse, we will come back here with Aric's family soon.
The friendly caretaker told us that we did not have to walk the long way back, as there is a regular boat service to the main jetty!
We had lunch in our favourite restaurant Kia Hiong Haun, in the Main Street. Stong, stingray, pomfret, fishball soup, etc.
Before going back we had another walk in the village. Roger was rather surprised about the rubbish everywhere and the lack of a sewage system. That's normal, said Aric, who comes from a fishing village.
At 4 pm we took the ferry back. Another nice trip |
 The Pulau Ketam Ferry
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 Interior of the ferry
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 Klang Port
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 Approaching Pulau Ketam
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 Arriving at low tide, leaving at high tide
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 Crab Island!
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 On our way
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 Colourful boats
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 One of the streams on the island
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 Toilet
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 Precarious entrance!
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 Almost abstract art
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 Juvenile Little Heron
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 Characteristic Pulau Ketam houses
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 Harbour view
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 We found the Lodge.
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 The lodge
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 Time for a rest
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 One of the rooms
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 A bridge
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 The jetty for the boat back to the village
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 Fighting for its life
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 Hurry, hurry, the boat is arriving
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 A helping hand
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 Almost a private tour
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 There is even a toilet
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 We had lunch here
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 Nice food
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 A few of the dishes
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 The pomfret was delicious
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 Local way of transport
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 The Chinese temple
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 View inside the temple
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 Hand made!
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 Another temple
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 Nice place for a short rest
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 What a mess!
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 Interesting workshop
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 Traditional wooden walkway
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 Local shipyard
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 Remains of a boat
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 Is this safe?
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 Time for a coffee
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 End of a nice trip
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 The route taken by the ferry
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 Our walk in the village
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wrote on Jun 21, 2012:
Luv the good food there.... |
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wrote on Jun 23, 2012:
Jan, thanks for sharing and inserting those interesting captions. I've enjoyed the lovely pics.. even the gross toilet. Haha! |
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wrote on Jun 25, 2012:
Glad you had a nice trip. You don't look too affected by the heat. |
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Dan wrote on Jul 9, 2012:
Very interesting ... cutting rite thru another island... |
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