Hornbill Resort

Jen in Pangkor

by jenniferchin

FOODFEST
April 2006

Thank goodness for escaping a potentially quiet & boring weekend in the city !
A quick phonecall to equally bored Winnie who suggested a lets-get-away-from-the-city, focusing on good seafood. Yum !
Lets go to Pangkor !!

Twas a relaxing long drive with yarns and photographic acitivities.

Reached the island in the late evenin, with the weather not being so good.
Got a nice room over at Hornbill resort at Pantai Nipah.
Straight headed out for food :-)

Next day after breakfast, it was a walk to see the green and where the hell the road leads to !
Met up with the Hornbill Man, who has all these hornbills flocking to his guesthouse. Stayed on and chatted with him.
Lunch time - more seafood near the jetty. Good stuff !!

So it was a nice run off .... wouldn't mind doing it again :-)

ROADTRIPPIN WITH THE GIRLS
May 2005

Back again, but this time with good friends.
An impromptu trip across from Lumut.

Mixed feelings when I was going around the island.
I remember why I was here before...

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A quick check with the people at the jetty – they said that we can still catch the ferry across and back within the same day :O Sharon quickly went over to buy tickets. OK. Last ferry from the island is at 8pm.

Boarded Ferry. Freaking cold.
Went to the back to catch views and escape the cold air.
Ride was good. We stopped at the Fisherman’s jetty first, then to the Main Jetty over on the island.

Out of the jetty and we were swamped with men in white shirts and pink minivans – a sight to behold, really. Wary of being preyed upon … we took out time, trying to “re-group” and “discuss” among ourselves on the best route to take. In a while, this nice Pakcik approached us and Kay secured a deal for the 3 of us – a ride in his minivan for RM40, and he will take us to catch cool sunsets.

So off we went. The roads there are incredibly windy and steep in some places. So it can get woozy for those who suffer from seasickness. But it was fun as we managed to see the locals, the kampung areas, the vegetation and breathe in the cool crisp fresh air.

First stop was the Dutch Fort located at Teluk Gedung. For some pictures and the story behind it, have a look at my t-log below.
After that, we continued our journey to the west side of the island – stopping by at the beach near Pantai Nipah. We spent a good 15 minutes or so there, taking pictures of the sun set.

Hop into van and this time he took us to a vantage point of the island. Yes, incredible views but I guess we were a little late and did not catch the entire montage of the sunset. Oh well. It was still great there.

Satisfied that we took some cool pics, it was back to the jetty for us. We were on time but this time, did not hang out at the back (away from the cold) as it was dark already. So we suffered in the cold throughout the journey, watching Britney Spears and Westlife videos – sigh.

We reached the jetty on the mainland in a bit and then it was off looking for dinner … we were famished … :-)

TIME TO THINK
August 2003

I had to get away from the city.
I thought of Pulau Pangkor as it was not too far away from KL, plus I have never been there.

Nothing to lose, right ? :-)