Gunung Irau #2 - The Climb Begins.

Gila Man, a reader asked if I've trouble getting my engine started as it has been quite some time since I last posted. Well, yes and no. It is true I've not posted anything new in this blog but I've been quite active in my flickr site where I've chronicle almost the whole of the Mount Irau climb. Well I understand that some of you may not go there and may not want to take the time to go through all my pictures (more than 3,000 of them and adding more every week) to find what you want to read.

So I thought I'll make it easy and guide you to the photos and the accompanying text that describe the journey in my flickr site. However, I've no intention to duplicate everything into this blog as that takes time and you can view the photos in even bigger view should you so desire. After all, my writings these days are more of a photo essay than an actual blog anyway. I thought this best and apologize if you think otherwise but please indulge me, will ya? :)) Here is the link again to my latest photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/11517445@N08/

But to go directly to the second part of the Mount Irau climb, click on this link - Gunung Irau#16 - Ready to Go!

Or just click on the first picture to take you through the journey. Below are just some of the photos to whet your appetite or for you to decide if you want to follow the journey. Remember there are more photos and text if you follow the link to my flickr site. Enjoy the trip.

Ready to Go!

The Hills of Irau.

A Leisurely Beginning.

The Real Journey Begins.

To be continued...

Port Klang Views #17 - Round The Island Of Pulau Indah.

We passed by this boat fishing near the beacon. They must have lasted through the storm. These fishing kakis are really hardy guys. Wind and rain does deter them not as long as they get a bite from the fish.

On the opposite side of Pulau Indah is North Port which is mainly a container port and those are huge unloaders for unloading containers.

We have now passed by the mangrove swamp area in Pulau Indah and reached more developed parts. I am not familiar with some of the construction and if did not make any comments is because I do not know about it. But I will show the pictures anyway for you to have a complete photographic journey and hopefully filled in the information later in the picture. Any help from readers would be appreciated. This I believed is a ship repair yard.

This looked like another government marine department.

Ship repair yard.

We now sailed to deeper water and the water was getting choppier.

We could see big ships either sailing to either one of the ports. There was a large container ship and we headed towards its direction for a closer look.

Photo from Kurauking gallery.

That’s me being caught taking photo of the container.

After rounding it we left it and once again headed for the shoreline of Pulau Indah.

A jetty but we do not know for what purpose. Was surprised to see a few children there.

We left it to continue tracing the coastline of the island of Pulau Indah.

To be continued...

Port Klang Views #16 - Out Into Open Sea Again.

This is my second attempt at map-making. As you can see, still needs a lot of improvement. ha ha. But you get the general idea. From this point, we have just left Perlama restaurant. At the end of this post, we would have reached the extreme end of the line.

Our boat left the railway bridge behind heading out for the open sea. We also left the dark clouds behind. The further out to sea we went the clearer the sky became.

This is the bridge that connects Pulau Indah (Beautiful Island) to the mainland. When we round the island we will be coming back from the other side and under this bridge.

We headed for the new custom complex which is still under construction. There are also some apartment blocks being built. The sea-view offered a commanding view of the sea and South Port. Anyone fancy a seaside apartment. We would love to visit you.

A close-up view of the new custom complex.

We chased this small boat that is so low that even a minor wave would threaten to flood it. Maybe the driver is too heavy as the boat is slopping heavily on one side.

We leave the custom complex and South Port behind heading further out to sea.

By now we have traveled far enough where the water is deep enough for large ship to anchor. We passed by this rusty bucket.

See how far we have left South Port by now. On the right of the picture is Pulau Indah. This part is still under-developed and consisted mainly of mangrove swamp. It won’t be that way for too long.

We are by no mean the only boat around for every now and then we will pass a boat traveling from the opposite direction. We waved to all of them like long lost brothers which we are – “brothers at sea”.

To be continued...