The night bus wasn't too bad. The seats were comfortable and they reclined all the way back. Of course, the air conditioner was set to Arctic, as is standard for any night bus. It is the only time I've needed a jumper so far this trip. The driver also drove the double decker through the hills like it was WRC.
We arrived in Kuala Besut and went straight to a travel agent. We had to wait to see if any boats were going to the Perhentian islands. They weren't.
We booked into a seedy motel in the main square. It is 14 ringgit per night (under au$5). All yesterday there was talk of boats. Some big comic book store looking guy came running in shouting that he'd just had to order his food to go because there's a boat. Another person said that there was one last night but it was 100 ringgit.
A guy on a motorbike basically rounded us up last night and ushered us to a rival travel agent. We humoured him, which was a mistake. This morning he was out again, rounding people up. Some guys from our original travel agent confronted him and I thought they were going to come to blows. It seems we are big business for them.
So now we are waiting for this bloody boat.
Maybe you should just carry on in your travels - Perhentians will probably be dead cos it's so early in the season.
ReplyDeleteA few gringos get hospo jobs there though so you might get stuck if you like it.
Na man, we got lucky. Weather was superb. It would've been shit if I was on my own though. The place was quiet.
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