Le TOUR de BORneo 2014 ... Tg SELor...to Tarakan

Tuesday 16...December 2014

Heloo .......................................

..... to begin..... with introduction..    in short.. showing. maps  as guide

Tanjung Selor... ... 4.00 pm....  leaving ....  speed boat.... took One n half hrs

Tarakan   ...... ......... 11.00 pm... leaving ....  took  ... about 3hours  ................

Tawau      ...............  arriving as expected.... next day ....................................

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Tanjong Selor..... a convenient port of choice......... well located near to sea ........... a business center... for imports... exports.... as  I thought from observing d' activities here........ still Muslim majority as looking few mosques around here.....

 as a channel to allow... forwarding our bikes out of Kalimantan... Indonesia to.... Tawau.. Sabah...... Malaysia ..........

Never been here .. so 1st timers..... so ..unusual... a developing small port... sea port.... supposed... with connection ports outside...... here 

...so ... travelling from d' opposite anti clock wise ...nOT easy.... our ..PEMODA President made a study...contacts... with documents papers' ready .... correspondence .... more.. as a leader......plus helping hands from group's  committees to  Le TOUR de Borneo 2014......

WE just praise d' success........... so far so good........

this TOUr  activity...... NEVER been tried... done by any clubs....  bikers.... NOT even by..our brothers.... from INdonesian Bikers.....  to say....tour ..CLOckwise...yesss... only from Sabah to Kalimantan.....

   

Bikers also contact's friends ... to solve....... thanks anywhere...
a big boost... here with us Haji Mahmud... IMBI .... we also requested help......

All had been DONE..... so to d' jetty... loading d' bikes into d' boat................ 

                                                                                                          please... see pictures...

NOt.... really an easy move to just finally say ..... OK ...........................................

                    (considering........needed to settle a deposit for 30K million Rupiah DEAl......)

                                   BUT.... there....... thrust among bikers...................................... 

1st Bike ......... IN

2nd... Alx

3rd..... Harun

Panjang.......

Haji Lizam

Haji Jimmy

Pg Yamin ...........




.......later ..Sahrin.....

Lastly  .....Gpian

all...........set....... arrangements    ....... three + three + three   ....... all 9 bikes...

..... a few IN to deal....... settlement ......      so..... picure taken ....aaa wassap.....

..a proof.............. real proof picture.... those involved........ Thanks

......... so viewing more..... surroundings

a nearby........port departure hall......... nO time wasted to this place

.... catching boat in time....

Departure time...
 before d' last batch group ....
                        to... Tarakan

...............4.00pm......
in Q... to jetty........... fast ferry boat to Tarakan........
                     ...........  needed NO passports... Tarakan ... Indonesia..... town port.......


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............ slowing down out d' bay.... but ...
                                                    ...............speeding fast on open sea.... natural as if..





would nOt miss.... once entered Tarakan.... welcome gate

arriving........... TARAKAN .....nearing dUSK .............. 
                       ......................dark evening.... so over nite.. in Tarakan......
actually..... a problem of looking .... suitable HOtel ...around here......... most occupied.....
MOst...big.. with names.....hotel ...... FULL..... eg.. pictures... top
Sometimes... ???... December... Libur time for some..... people might took holidays here.....
 I saw many families..   people.... walking around d' shops..... looking for... Rumah Makan....

.....we slept here.......... DYNASTY HOTEL....
...so d' story last.nite....... an outside....town shopping  area...... 
                              .........much farther apart.... lonely ...building......  aaahh.
                                  just see.............. lone .......... high building...... eeeeehhhh .............

this was... last nite  .......before  .....going to hotel........    of coz.........EAt ....first....

Lonely hotel.......bUt not surroundings........  d' land already full of houses... buildings are developing... raising high......as d' town is booming... Tarakan.. a transit place......so a business center..... for management.....exports..... imports.....etc...

next day............
Wednesday 17.... December 2014

....... packing time......... ready to move........ but still GOT times to have hotel breakfast...

........to check IN.....for Tawau ...today at around 11.00am..

SEVen bikers would be coming............ TWO had to travel to NUNOkan........ another Indonesian border island to settle papers works.... passes.... forwarding  motorbikes' documents as d' office in Nunokan's ......... etc....

Jetty...boats....... Port of depature......   
..........empty parking space..... paying entrance... one entered.....

Port Hall...........waiting passengers ...in....out...

Lonnngg walking bridge...
.... along side....
.... cement bridge for vehicles

......so waiting boats............. 
     departure according to 
                  schedule.times....

Early passengers...could make seating arrangements...to choose ..infront... middle...rear... back seats............

or else..........

TOP deck....possibly windy.....
    ..........some put belongings... luggages.......................  
     .........big....small .....large boxes......many here........
                .............so....... now expecting....  entering.................................

                            Tawau.... Sabah ...........Malaysian........