Tuesday, June 05, 2007
6/05/2007 07:50:00 AM

The Journey Is The Reward : Ferry Ride

posted by Francis Ho

Just enough room for 3 bicycles and 1 person in the back of the van

At the front of the ferry; eager to be the first to get off

After ‘stuffing’ our 3 bicycles into the back of my van, my 67-year old neighbor Mr. Sim, his son and me set off early on Monday morning from Tabuan Jaya Baru 1 to catch the ferry at Kota Samarahan about a half an hour drive away.

I'm so glad I bought the van as it is really coming in useful

The ferries (there were 2 of them) provided a vital service to get from Kota Samarahan to Asajaya on the other side of Batang Samarahan. The ferry service used to be free but RM1/- per vehicle is a bargain as the alternative land route is much longer but is necessary at times when the ferries cannot operate at low tides.

Pretty name, pretty morning ...

Sitting and waiting ...

After crossing the river, it’s another 20 minutes drive away before we turned off the main road to catch a sampan this time to get across the river to Beliong where we began our cycling adventures yesterday …

The 'other' Primrose as our path crossed/overlapped(?) mid-river

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  At Wednesday, 06 June, 2007 Blogger Apa itu said:

and the sampan could take all 3 bikes?

  At Wednesday, 06 June, 2007 Blogger Francis Ho said:

apa itu - Yes! Read my next post on the continuing adventure as I discover my 'new found' joy of cycling! ;o)


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