Pulau Pangkor I must admittedly declare is at true paradise, and so far my favorite one. It has everything: beautiful beaches, jungle, nice people who are quite flexible, good for us!!.
Our negotiating skills helped us get a pretty nice hotelroom for cheap (100 kroner/13 euro) facing the water and including a balcony, super!! People on the island are very relaxed, occasionally spending time in their hammocks, going around in their boats, tending to their small shops etc. But this relaxed lifestyle turns wild when they get on their various vehicles - a Malaysian phenomenon apparently. Being picked up by a pink taxi at the jetty (the local pier) confirmed this.
The island roads are small and curved and quite hilly but that is nothing a little fast Malaysian driving can’t help, especially if you want your customer to get to the destination fast (note, that wasn’t a demand) blind overtaking even though you can’t really see around the bend is nothing, and for a Malaysian driver it makes it just an inch better if you speed up. They have speed in their blood.
So it was with a little hesitation that I agreed that renting a moped was a good idea. Tim did not want to miss out on the fun, and wanted eagerly to join the island Formula 1. Which at some times left him with a mildy screaming girlfriend on the back. But Tim Schumacher did well.
He could see that the mophet affair would not have a disasterous outcome- though some of the moped drivers were wearing helmets none of their kids were. Since your kids are suppose to be your primary concern, we decided it could not be that dangerous.
this picture says it all
One thing I have noted on this island paradise is that the Indian Ocean is warmer than the South China Sea on the other side of Malaysia where we were before, a small issue to take notice of, of course. But I must admit that such concerns, along with the crazy moped driving and strange food dishes, have turned out to be a simple matter of not having too much to be concerned with, which has become our “tropical identity” in a nutschell.
Elisabeth.
a happy Tim.
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