Le TOUR de BORneo 2014 ... Road to BALIKpapan

          a map ..........
to show d' location..
Banjarmasin...
Balikpapan.....
Samarinda.....











December 13, 2014.... Saturday

             Banjarmasin...  Banjarbaru ....  to  Balikpapan..
                              travelling times ..... estimated 10 hours...

......to refresh..... this is a continuation story's journey...... referring last BLog...  ok..

Leaving d'  Q Mall ...soon after everybody ready .........especially Pa Edy  n his team members Banjarmasin group bikers.... also as guide ...of coz .... a Fast ...Riders ..................

... ..on d' way .... stopped for refreshment ...... after about two hours on bikes ... somewhere called BOROBUDUR ....... Rumah Makan

  

........ Banjarmasin..d' city...   .. as well known in .....Propinsi  Kalimantan Selatan

so passing few mosques .......as common sighting......

but First.............. full tanks for this long journey....................

as being accompanied........
 with few bikers ........ somebody tend to record...
                   so here d' photos submitted.... to us 

Our group left ... behind.......

our Leader............ red Harley Davidson..... Road Glide.......front runner

Pg Redzuan......

.....followed by d' rest Le Tour de Borneo....... members...

                                              ........ according to our arrangement .... position  ...

d' road to Balikpapan ....... still good smooth surface .... so able to zoom fast.....

 

in short ................ our riding.......................

by NOOn...... 12.35pm .............. arrived at d' site........
                              as a place .....d' border to ..... Kalimantan Timur..............

soon .... after ...........    more green trees ......
                                                as U can see .................. here........... 

at times ..............approaching .....more... people around......  towns ...houses..... 
                                              but ....had to wait.................. for Filling Station.....
                                                       ............ somewhere .....a town near d' ferry's port....

Raining ............... sometimes ..heavy
by......6.13pm.....  straight to d' waiting ferry ....... 
                                     we're on d' other ONE.... had to wait another hour.......................

Ferry .............. similar to d' one we have to ferry vehicles  to Labuan..... at Serasa Port

this Ferry ......seemed bigger........ to cope.. large population... here.

soon on d' other side... after an hour ... more.... but d' rain... continued... heavily...
                       d' road to Balikpapan ......... hilly..........up..    n    down.....

..on arrival.......  around 9.00pm
still WET.... jackets .....   we're asked to join.......... bikers here....
......so   .... time to give.......... BIIBBF Momento t o .................. Balikpapan Motor Club...

served food...... drinks .......... nn..... Paul sang a songs....

we only ...... had d' chance to go fo our room... after....

                                  .....this hotel... nearby  ..... at time d' Mall closing time........................

an ample times to rest...... having morning breakfast at hotel........so
Sunday ... next morning...........   ready for d' next trip....





Mall entrance........ Hotel at d' corner..............

so new Mall... Hotel....... Balikpapan    just like in Banjarbaru..

group picture .........some would stay back ... here




DOA........ a prayer ........ before riding out Balikpapan.................

Pa' Pandu...would ride with us to .......... Samarinda.......

         Long....Ass ...Pa' Edy ......... preferred to stay back.........

                ..... as they already assigned friends bikers.... Balikpapan to help us....

One for sure.......... would ride with us..........
                       .............. Pa'  Bambang................