pulau ketam excursion

20th march 2016

part i

1. joint nikon SIG street shooting trip to pulau ketam..an island off port klang town..used to be called port swetenhem during british colony time..

2. the trip started with registration at the jetty around 8.00 am until the departure time around 8.30..

the terminal

briefing by our leader for the outing

shot from the departure jetty

3. 8.45 - boat ride started

  8.48 - paid the ticket on the boat for                  rm7.00

   9.15 - arrived in pulau ketam

  

the ferry also carried the supplies from the mainland

mode of transportation is bicycles 
and battery powered moped

or walking - off-course

mode of transporting goods

- semi-motorised trolley

4. the weather was gloomy and the tide is very low..

landing base for the boat

only small boats could pass the stream

stilts for individual jetty 

to individual houses

4. the market was the first place we headed to when a lot of activities especially in the morning..

5. we then wondered further into the village but unlucky that there were not many activities i.e net repair, barber shop, temple, boat repair etc..

one of the temple

the little bridge

 jetty and boat

small jetty with timber ladder

 the planks looked dangerous 
but what the heck..the mud below is soft

 engine repair workshop

some sort of private kitchen area but away from main house 

or may be a coffee shop but no owner was around

TO BE CONTINUED..