Saturday 8 January 2011

XPDC to BANJARMASIN.....Episode 4 MUDDING

EPisoDe 4 ......Playing with MUD..... still DAY 4 
                      ....19 Disember 2010.........
Known to us a distant of 8 km ... a difficult road along TAYAN .....but didn't know where for sure....... this was based on our former group- trip to Banjarmasin JUNE last year 2009......
So.... some of our 4wd cars in this group.... were using AT tyres..... mine...MT...a bit confidence...yoww...

The weather was GOOD...hopefully all d' WAY to Banjarmasin.... d' sign...dry roads.... with flying... dry dirt earth debris  ... when d' cars' passing through along d' uncompleted maintained road.......
Some covered with tar.......... ...so suddenly......unknowingly why a biker in d' mid of d' road...... an accident...?????


D' journey still smooth..... during d' interlude.... NOT to fall asleep.....communication on air among us... as meant to hear news.... stories...questions.... nn so..
My passengers..sometimes....quiet....leaving....only driver  left alone........


Many concrete-ironed  bridges.. so less tolls nowadays...
Typical...short-low pillars of wooden village houses..... ..not many to seen..as well.... 
D' road still looked solid fine.....climbing uphill...BUT...soon on d' side.... Farr......down hill after newly conceret built bridge....  many trucks seemed stranded... unmoving...  so stopped...nnn watched what happened....as observed.....   d' road was unpeneratable...coz..d' trucks blocked...d' main only way.... to pass through....

Looking at d' track...muddy was d' term...easily made us frustrated...if without.... d' motivation from our experienced....boss...nn our company.... companions.....
Still lucky..... one after another....d' people had to help each other.... up to trucks try to tow d' stranded truck....
So...waiting...nn being patience.....was d' only way.... stronger trucks...with their drivers... willing....helping each others... those really brave enough...left happily with d' help of friendship...nn cooperation of others...


Some mentioned ...d' trucks stucked ....    here for 3 days..already....???    wow..
Others...just  left d' trucks...... unattainable...... ...coz.. unpenetrable road......wise enough....
So....some were able...to get throught... with d' help of helping hands.... unstoppable efforts......nn willingness... coz... work..nn job's commitments..... MONEY.....ooo... meant lost incomes....
.....


Each tailing d' other of our 14 4wd - cars ..... but there was a Suzuki 4wd managed to squeez between us......  WHY..  ??
U know d' reason...???
We're a group of 14...... nnn.....that car was alone......!!!!!
If anything happened........... we won't allowed our team being blocked  nn  left behind.......????? This was a convoy nn we  must closed-tight together.... helping each other .when troubles came.....loll


D'mud looked better...now.. after one car came another pressing d' mud..... but still deepen......nn.. looked wet.....

 D' reason was...end of d' YEAR...nnn Xmas was coming......  people seemed on leaved.....nn on HOLIDAY mood too...
When raining....... d' water could  not go anywhere..... d' road track deepen became d' nice place for d' road drainage.... where water able to go to......
BW 2633...forgot to lock d' front wheels ..... so that was why.....d' tyres could not grasped deep d' soil ......coz front wheels were getting slippery..  
Me...behind........following FORD Rangers.....KK5102..... a strong car too.... able to pull stranded cars......  !!!!


How long were we going to be like this.......????
If others could pass....why NOT us.....  so we just tried driving to overcome d' front obstacles.....   nnn successful....
That was d' happy... nnnn   relaxing times.....ever...felt....


On d' mileages' counter.... we had a few more..... tension situation... to face....
Hoping this was d' last..... praying  nn Quraan verses... were .....d' only things avoiding...fear...feelings...
we could do.....

 One after another.... successfully .... taken...with joy...nn cheer....



After each obstacle...... checked....nn   relaxed... a bit....of tension....


Another corner.....d' village peoples....were anxious to watch too...... might be.. they thought  ...  were we able to pass... d' road like this condition... ????  even d' big trucks...lorries were unable..to pass to....
See..... they kept special...animals too....wooww...these were multi foods...eaters...

Seemed to be d' last...... hardship for today.......  might over...coz... according...as being informed..... 8 kilometers... were horrible.....nightmare...for drivers...????...OVER.....!!!
BUT...somehow...others...loved.....those... hardships' life... trials...especially...our lead's BOSS

By...5.30...pm....dusk....nearer.... but...continued on driving...non stop.... except....listening d' instructions...   from radio....


NOT least...boss instructed...all cars' frontage MUD covered should be sprayed with water...to wash away ...fearing...things that could block ...radiators...aircon...system...fans...nn cooling system  nn so...  had to find...somehow....rest..a while....nn Q...too... that took times...lol...

By 9.30pm...... instructed to stop  ...for DINNER..... makan time....somewhere... only our lead car...knew where to stop.... HJ Ibrahim was d' MASTER mind..for every things....

Nice looked resting EATING PLACE......VICTORIA..... ordered... Nasi Goreng Kampong.... lolll
......better...eat...something..... cooked food.... avoiding..... bacteria.....


Here a rest place...... NOT only......cars....of coz........ outside... .people...nn...a scrambler...bike were seen  ... inside d' Makan Place too.... must  belonged to d' owner...          yoy....

Soon... after dinner...drove..on....to find hotels' rooms.... BUT unlucky....NOT available....two places...fully booked..occupied....by local people......this small town was SANDAI.. mid..way already...!!!

Radio to all....we went for......HOTEL.. CAlifornia....   meaning...U know where...????

Keep on driving ...we' re tired....nn sleepy... non stop for certain hours.... 
some...just quite.........One car tailing.... after another...
BUT.... NIGHT.....dark.......nn....in d middle of NOwhere.... 4-5 cars...drove fast.... left us behind unseen....... just.. Followed TEMBURONG BISA   ..  KK5102... front of Me.....

Proceeding...unstoppable.....  then radio...aired ...where were  .... Uuu...???
Sound.....too farrr...away....lol...
We missed a junction...where  supposed turned right.....to rest... at.... CAlifornia ..Hotelll.
As FAR as 20 kilometers....farrr...distance... not me alone ...all the remainder cars.... LOST....???..
Around.... 1.30...morning...nn still dark night..... at TANJONG ASAM.........water pump.....supplying water....area.

A Night to remember....... slept inside....own CARs.............
                                                                                .......no pictures......... pity....yooo

EPisode...4...short...only showing MUDDY...condition...lol

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