Sunday, 4 January 2015

Le TOUR de BORneo 2014 .... PontiANAk..... Sandai ......




10 December 2014........ Wednesday....












Pontianak...........   d' attraction .....
                            ......would be d' location of d' earth....





 continuation previous blog ......  
                    we... probably ready early morning..... as our schedule .... tight.....
                    Leaving d' hotel ...escorted by Pontianak bikers..... to a memorial statue...
                                        ...... really popular spot for visitors.........................................






so... riding ...  during working hours......



had to cross  bridges......  Kapuas River... to other side of d' land








a reason...... to have picture as a real proof .......... Le Tour de Borneo reached Pontianak...





d' city popularly known as Kota Khatulistiwa .....Equator City













so d' EUAtor Monument ........

.......d' background








group picture............








bikes........... plus ..nine..




.....soon....... after photography  agenda .... 
            ............riding ...... to Tayan.....  a rest ..... at corner food stall by noon ................. 
           around 2.00pm  .... three junction roads... so proceeding to Tayan Ferry.....
                                                                 .......... at Piasak 










                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

flashback ..... 
4wd to Banjarmasin
   in December 2010..

... left ...... this was d' way.. if we want to use to ferry vehicles  away to other side...... using d' government ferry....................






Now d' choice available.....













using tug boat .......to tow ......... floating ferry available ..... flat surface ..............


























a fast......... towing to d' other side of d' Kapuas River.... Teraju
                                      about .... 20 minutes crossing...






riding ....... what can I describe........
....... use all U.... power of 6 senses......more .... needs U feelings.... sight... imagining ..... focusing..... concentration...... physically..... fit....   aaaaaaa






U ignore ....raining ..... keep on riding .....
by late afternoon ......  a place to rest at Balai Berkuak







d' roads were much better ...comparing 4 years ago.........
...... let's see...n shared..... my experience passing the muddy roads here............

d' same.... road to Sandai .....    ooooooo
Flashback.........four... years ago December 2010....





Late.... day light 6.33 arriving Sandai............

staying at Starlet Hotel .....  Sandai




lucky enough ...Rumah Makan was just on d' opposite .... Hotel .... close at nite...
                  eeeemmm...... moving ....  entertainers....... sing along to visitors..........

(when U tired...... deed sleep.... just common ...d' nite just passed by)............

Next day...... early hotel breakfast available...............
         Le Tour de Borneo group ....with TWO Jakarta bikers  ...moving out ... Sandai....






but 1st............   refueling ..... a must .....
                              ............. still have a longggg way....  to d' next today's destination..........






....... a   little unfortunate ......... over shoot.... aaaa a   at a corner...........
                                        .... lucky.... not to be recorded as an ....accident............
                                                 d' motor.. alright... stable .....to be continued........ d' journey

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