Monday 5 January 2015

Le TOUr de BORneo 2014 .... Sandai ... Sampit ... PalangkaRAyA



10 December 2014..... Wednesday..............
          another day...... another story ..........  
                     Le TOUr de Borneo 2014.........


 StarLet Hotel .....   Sandai...........

so to make story's connection ..... our early morning movement ........ today began ..... 
                                                                      ..........leaving  around 7.43am local time





it's like us human ...having morning breakfast..............................
                    ....so did.... our machines.... main transportation at d' moment....
                    ....needed......  fuel to continue..... much longer journey...   today.....





............... after.. a little obstacle..... to one  of our rider............................................. 
Riding was ...refreshing.... cool.................................................................................
up ...down d' hill ............new.... smooth surface.... road... leading to d' border.............
 ......................... Kalimantan Barat ....n....  Kalimantan Tengah






 Looking back.......... 
4 years ago............... 
with a 4wd group ....
( sorry d' morning blurrr pictures were not taken well at that time... was early morning after overnite in Sandai .... d' road .... wooo.........
U only could use off road tyres.......)







d' tall structure gate... was there......  a long time ago..... (even before d' highway...)







a must stop........ to have pictures here......... a border gate..


















nowadays........ many stalls being built to serve....... 
                .........as pit stop.... to serve  people's needs...... food........ water.... WC...... etc
                                   proving U were here.......a simple way.. to stick U group's sticker...
















actually.......... d' border' gate is on top of d' mountain......
Riding...downward.........  uphill ...down ....... observing still green surroundings......






continuing journey......... we needed HELp... from d' local police to give way... a faster way to refill at d' Gas Station.......  otherwise..............long Q...... as everybody wanted to  buy gas.... own vehicles' fuel .................................

we also ...... needed... rest ............ sort off       ........... refill ....aaaaa
                                         ..................... noon food.....  so here ...in d' middle of journey.......






U could see .....d' dark cloud ....... common....... probably  at end.....Raining..........
 d' road..........  a single two ways ........... narrow....... like kampong roads...... to Sampit..
5.00pm to be sure ........ needed a rest after.. heavy rain ...felt cold.... inside.....................
                    ......... to a road side stall ...(many here..  having HOT coffee.....) .................
                    (so estimated destination..Sampit... few kmfrom here)





............... later ...escorted to this house..........








( .. to show we were here ......   a photo submitted .......... to welcome us.........)






d' owner of d' house...Pa U Chin ...... 
he used his house...... as a meeting place to his club............
( he GOt many collections..........  expensive motor- items .....  eeeee......)





One of his collections ............ favourite ...................
a well to do man ........ doing a successful business......... Birds' nests.......... eeemmmm






wet..........feeling uncomfortable .......of coz .......  
                         ................straight to serve us.......... dinner........






.......... over nite....   at Hotel Mercury ......... Sampit.... 

Thanks ...Pa U Chin..........
......came to d' hotel to bring some favourite  Sampit food to serve morning breakfast......







before leaving Sampit... had a simple prayer ...DOA........
..........  words ...of ...thanks ....to host .....from  Pemoda President.... n.. 
                                                                                       ......our guide ...Pa Pandu....

 together .....guided by d' Sampt bikers ....out ....we went ..............







exciting........ d' town area .........to another town............




                                               
Sampit  .........   to...........
.......... PalangkaRaya









arriving....... by noon.... 12.30pm...........
                    waiting PalangkaRaya bikers................. rode with us to......................... 
                    ........a place where ...we're being served ....... another bike's gathering








....16th BIIBBF Roadshow  .........on
few words from d' host ....... to welcome........
                                             in return ........  gift of.... BIIBBF  momento ....











Group picture............  with  ..PalangKaRaya bikers....







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