Gwing1313: Le TOUR de BORneo ... King PArk Ht.. BERAu

Today..........
Planning Route......
Kota Bontang ....to Tanjung Selor....

otherwise .... would stop at
......BERau

1st Choice ............... BERau ............... 369 km
2nd ................ Tanjung Selor .....485 km

........... my last blOG ....as told
Pa' Bambang............ last... leaving Pa' Haji Mahmud..... together with his son.....
him......... kindly provide...... a backup car also to follow d' convoy.......

Leaving .... KOTA Bontang .............
....hardly describe ...coz ..NO time to go round d' town ..........................
..... were able to stay at d'big hotel here.... Hotel Bintang Sintuk..
so..Pa Haji Mahmud lead.... we followed ......this road to d' next destination....

there would be NO ...... more Filling Station.....

as ....... advised to keep FULL tanks...........for d' journey

...............soon after ......................
might considering remote towns area ............
...........so NO high expectation ..to see good roads ...here

went straight...... still found ......excellent road....... to a ROUNd about
..............however this was d' wrong way ......
......... ..... just missed .........d' junction.................

arrow ...direction ...... to BERau..............
................as should our guide had been following..........

there was time to consider .............rest...... smoking time ...for some ..... aaaaa
Far....... inner part of Kalimantan Timur .... eeeemmm... ABC aaaah.....
.......nice to try..............................

stalls ..... houses.......... many........ almost ...houses near d' road side made business........ turned into shop or whatever....... to serve.... road users....... neighbours..... travellers.......as possible....
even d' house opposite this house ......... with level URUt Tradisi..... eeemmm

still ...early time..............stayed here 12.30 .... 1.00pm..... tiring .........of coz

d' Nice part......... part of d' front house made ..specially for relax..... rest.....
a flat ..about... a foot high d' ground .... a table like .......... floor ....either to sit .....or
........... U just.... sleep a while
............ proving ....our friends took d' advantage here ...took a nap........ aaaaa

reaching ....d' area.......... roads still in process ...converting good surface........... with stones...earth... so .......common ...... phenomena ........

Nice to show audience ...... U 're right..Borneo roads........
NOT all... smooth surface.... aaaa

JUst LUcky........here..at d' time.... NO RAin.......... or otherwise...... fatal sequences...

(as almost daily ...... in our journey.....covered by evening with HEAvy Rain... )

...........but TOday....

........... ALLah Al mighty.... gave d' comfort way..... us to travel ........................

............ getting late .... 3.12...4.30 pm....

another place ....... to have some food to eat......

then.....our backup car ..... also needed hands.... to start.........................

so again another place... another STOp........ (an hour after last stop)

.......had to stop again while........ this time .......

leaving FAR few motors......... unknown.............

but predictable.... as roads bumpy.. holes everywhere .....stones...big stones......

Some had considered........ slowing down d' motorbikes.... 50..60...80kph.............

pictures......Yesss.... a place very near to a village junction.... see U self......

at d' end.....known d' reason ...... last bike GOt d' problem......
........... had to go up on board... backup car
tyre .................... puncher..... couldNOT be helped

ok stood by.......... continued Riding.to destination.....still FAr.........
but............ day light had gone ......getting darker............ soon...

.............in short....... DARK nite.......... but....... we kept riding............ hour..... hours........
Felt .....Lonely nite but ...few heavy vehicles passed through ..............onE place to another
to describe roads we had passing through...........TERRIBle.... some hard...stones....new concrete cement... on HALf road...
.....eeemmm.... else BIG stones ......... or otherwise ....... clay sandy ground.........
Praying......LIGHt..... on....... as proving nearing town... bUt so far...NON....................................
...... again d' other part... story .....this place sure... mountainous areas.......... had to kept changing gears...... down ..UP......(couldNOt see...DARk....eeeee) ..............
......so NO pictures taken as NO stop here............

ONE...... unlucky....... my motor fUSE lights blown......... had to follow Bike NO 1....... for his light..... really many hours during this darkness nite....... so riding ...sLOW...... as an eXCuse......
ONE ...Lucky thing...........aaaaa.......... NO RAIN......... only few drops ..... raining......... in these lonely mountainous road........ darknness ........thick forested nite .........

... last........... at d' ENddd ...... approaching ....sight of ....Lights... first.. few houses......
Laater.....a break .......aaaa....STOp here.........
RESTtttt .....insepection........ smoking for some......

Needed ...........real ....... strong ..Light......
This place...housing ....Army COoperate shop ....wwwooow ... just lucky...
US...even........ invited to have HOT refreshment.......... so thanks.... young army.......
......... d' other NO.9... bike still... kept on d' back of d' car.....

Haji Lizam.... our strong man...helping ......... hands.......
Bike No..8... needed to balloon....ON d' tyre... had to stop from busting air out....
ok........good ... investment........to keep d' motor on road ......

as ....bike NO 9...........

as told........ destination BERau.........a few kilometers to gO.....

Nite......at 12.33 am...

....arriving.......
see a few FULL..house hotels....
so to discover here ... new.. empty..
........still have many rooms......
available..............

waste NO time.......
......Bike nO 9...
tyre burst..... could NOT bE mend ed..

had to wait sun raises..............
tomorrow... morning....

HOStel look like aaaaa. ... hotel with
3 floors building.............
Us on ....3rd.....
NO many people......probably only our group...

our Helping Man still in search..... how to repaid... but patience...needed too...

Morning.......
King Park Hotel..Berau.........
TUESDAY 16 December 2014................

early morning.........

Next... appointment................ motor had to be taken to d' doctor... eeeemmm
BUT 1st.......find d' workshop..... thought.... rare big bike workshops here.....
Handy man .......Haji Lizam ..had to go together... for.... helping hands.....incase

ok...........a brief....... over looking from 3rd floor..... from....our room......
.............BERau.... town

OK .................jOB done..... Bike ...gooD......Repaired....... in usable condition.

so ready for... d'final destination port ...today....

at group gathering....... as usual ... briefing.....DOA.................................................
opportunity...to hOLd..... a time to say GooD words to our Guide... Haji Mahmud..
President...leading Le TOUr de Borneo 2014..... said few praises...................
so presenting..T shirt ...Momento...nn.. thanks him millions........

Exit OUT......... Late departure... about 11.00am.....
BErau... town.... road to destination port ...just fine...................
....contrast.... to last nite.... aaaa
expecting a couple of hours........ about 120km...............

.............fine pace ...of timing....... with schedule to d' port in mind.........

kampong area ............peace...cool...... found looked d' harmony.......
............ just comfort to ride... with few vehicles.... passing by.