Perhentian – tagning två

Sa var vi da antligen pa vag till var paradis-o igen. Vi tog baten till fastlandet och sen taxi till ett stalle som heter Alor Setar dar det finns en stor bussterminal.
Vi hann inte ordna biljetter fran Langkawi sa vi fick chansa pa att det fanns platser kvar.
Vi blev visade till ett forsaljningsbas och fragade efter biljetter till Perhentian (Kuala Besut). Mannen som stod dar sa att de var slut till Kota Baru, Terengganu som ligger i narheten, och att det enda som fanns var till Kuantan. Han sa att vi darifran sen kunde ta en taxi i en och en halvtimme for ca 15-20 RM. Jag bad honom visa var Kuantan lag pa kartan men han hade ingen. Efter mycket om och men sa kopte vi biljetterna, efter att han intygat oss annu en gang att taxiresan bara skulle ga pa 15-20 RM. Vi gick ivag for att fa i oss lite middag, och efter det plockade jag upp min Lonely Planet for att kolla var Kuantan ligger.
Det visade sig att det inte alls var i narheten och att vi skulle vara tvungna att aka nerom KL och sen upp till Kuantan.
Jag tog med mig boken och gick bort till mannen och forklarade att han salt oss fel biljetter. Hans kollega stod ocksa dar och sa bara ”No refund”. Jag forklarade igen att de salt oss fel biljetter och att Kuantan inte alls ar i narheten av Kula Besut. Da sa den forsta killen att vi skulle vanta dar och traskade ivag. Sen sag vi inte till honom forran mycket senare. Vi pratade med tjejen i baset brevid som sa att det fanns biljetter till Terengganu, sa han hade ju ljugit oss rakt upp i ansiktet…
Den andra killen plockade upp sina tva telefoner sa fort vi forsokte att prata med honom. Aven han sa till oss att vanta och gick ivag. Da foljde jag efter honom och sag att han bara stallt sig utanfor. Allt for att slippa oss… Nar han sag mig gick han snabbt in i baset igen. Jag foljde efter honom, eftersom vi hade vara ryggsackar dar. Ann-Marie stod pa andra sidan, utanfor baset och tog upp sin telefon. Hon sa till mig att vi kanske borde kontakta polisen, sa hon gick ut for att ta reda pa numret. Jag sa till killen att han skulle ge oss pengarna tillbaka eller sa ringde vi polisen. Sa fort jag sagt det sista ordet, ringde han den forsta killen, som dok upp pa tva roeda sekunder.
A-M kom tillbaka och hade en polis med sig, vilket innebar att helt plotsligt kunde vi fa tva biljetter till Terengganu. Namen, som det kan bli!
Vi forklarade var situation for polisen, samt visade honom pa kartan att Kuantan inte alls lag i narheten av dar vi ville aka till.
Han pratade lite med dem i baset och sen sa vi att vi inte ville ha biljetter utan pengarna tillbaka. Det var inga problem helt plotsligt.
Sa nu har vi haft lite trubbel pa var resa, men det gick ju ganska bra anda. 🙂
Vi fick iaf tag pa biljetter hos ett annat bolag.

Resan gick bra, men det var ju inte de fraschaste toaletterna jag sett som vi stannade vid. Det var plat-skjul och luktade inte hallon…men maste man sa maste man.

Vid 8 var vi da antligen pa Long Beach och Lemongrass igen!
Var hydda var inte ledig an sa vi satte vara ryggsackar pa Lemongrass, tog varsen sarong och gick ner till stranden.
Vem far vi inte se da sittandes pa en dykskola och vanta, om inte Filip.
Vi visste att han borde vara pa Perhentian, men inte var han skulle bo. Skoj!
Efter att vi snackat med Filip lite gick vi och vilade pa stranden.

Vid 11 traskade vi tillbaka och traffade da pa Anna, som bodde granne med oss pa Lemon innan vi stack. Hon trodde nog att hon dromde nar hon sag oss traska dar pa stranden. Vi hade ju lamnat bara nagra dagar innan. Iaf fick vi Anna som granne igen, som tur var. 🙂
Veckan var underbar med mycket sol, bad, lite fest, lite mer solbranna.
Har umgatts hela veckan med Anna och Filip.

Sista kvallen kakade vi middag pa Panorama dar vi sag pa film. Helt plotsligt borjar tjejerna vid bordet brevid skrika ”Spindel!” Eftersom det verkligen inte ar mina favoritdjur blev jag valdigt skrackslagen, vander mig mot dem och de skriker att jag har den i haret. Starta paniken! Jag fragar var var? men far inget vettigt svar. Helt plotsligt ser jag den pa bordet. Den ar stor! och da overdriver jag inte bara for att jag inte gillar dem. Ann-marie, som inte har nagra som helst problem med spindlar (utan mer for moss och rattor som jag inte har problem med, snacka om att komplettera varandra. :p) tar ett drinkparaply och tar med sig den hariga och ackliga spindeln ut ur restaurangen. Dagens hjaltinna vill jag lova.
Detta var min forsta kontakt med en spindel i storre format pa denna resan, sa jag kan nog saga att jag varit ratt forskonad fran det. Nu har jag iaf utsatts rejalt for tva av mina storsta radslor, batar och spindlar.

I fredags akte vi 4 till KL med natt-bussen. Resan gick jattesmidigt och vi hittade boende nastan direkt. Vi bor pa Red Dragon i China Town. Det kostar 50 RM per natt for ett dubbelrum, och det ar otroligt frasht duschrum och toaletter. Dessutom har de ett sallskapsrum med projektor, DVD-spelare och soffor, sa man kan valja film sjalv och se den nar man vill. Hur schysst som helst.

Igar akte da A-M hem till Sverige, men hon kommer tillbaka den 14:e igen. Jag ska aka till Singapore med Filip, vilket blir antagligen pa torsdag. Anna aker hem till Sverige imorgon.

Nu blir det lite sova av.

Kram pa er alla.

Finally we where on our way to the paradise-Island again.
We took the boat to the mainland (Kuala Kedah) and from there a taxi to Alor Setar, where there is a big bus-terminal.
We had no chance of arranging bus-tickets from Langkawi, so we had to take a chance that there would still be tickets.
We where shown to a ticketbooth and asked for tickets to Perhentian (Kuala Besut). The man who worked there said they where all out of tickets to Kota Baru, Terengganu, which is close by and that the only thing he had tickets for was Kuantan.
He told us that we could take a taxi from there for one and a half hour and pay about 15-20 RM.
I asked him to show us where Kuantan was on a map, but he didn’t have any map. He assured us we would be able to fix it this way.
After some thinking and talking about it, we decided to buy the tickets. He again assured us about the taxi.
We went to get some supper and after that I went to get my Lonely Planet to check where Kuantan is.
Well Kuantan wasnt even close to Kuala Besut, and we would be forced to go with the bus to KL and then up to Kuantan.
I took the book and walked to the man and explained that he sold us the wrong tickets. His colleague was also there and all he said was ”no refund”. I explained again that Kuantan wasnt even close to Kuala Besut and showed them on the map.
The first guy told us to wait and then he went. That was the last we saw of him in a long while.
We talked to the girl in the booth next to this and she was able to fix us tickets for Terengganu, so he lied to us straight in our faces.
The second guy took up his two phones every time we tried to talk to him. He also told us to stay there and then went off.
I followed him and saw that he just stood outside. When he saw me he started walking the other way and went in to the booth again. I followed him there, since we had our backpacks in there.
Ann-Marie stood on the outside of the booth and took out her phone. She told me that maybe we should call the police, so she went outside to find out what the number was.
I told the guy that either he gave us the money back or we would call the police.
As soon as I said the word Police, he took up his phone and cal the first guy, who came back in no time.
A-M came back with the police itself, and all of a sudden we could get tickets to Terengganu. What a surprise!
We explained our situation to the police, and showed him on the map where Kuantan is and where we wanted to go. He talked to the guys in the booth and then we said we wanted our money back instead of tickets.
The money came to us in no time.
Well now we had some excitement on our trip and we handled it rather well we think. 🙂
We got tickets from another booth without any troubles, I might add.

The trip went well but the toilets wasn’t the most fresh ones I seen. It was tin-sheds and didn’t smell raspberry…We are getting kinda used to that now tho. 🙂

At 8 we arrived on Long Beach and Lemongrass again!
Our hut wasn’t available yet, so we took our sarongs and went down to the beach.
Well well, there we saw Filip sitting at the diving school. We knew he was at Perhentian but not where he was staying. Fun!
After we talked to Filip for a while, we went to sleep in the shadow on the beach.

At 11 we went back to Lemongrass to check in and then met Anna, who was our neighbour the last time. She must have thought she was dreaming when she saw us walking there on the beach. We just left the Island a few days before. 🙂
Anna was our neighbour again, good for us!

The week was totally wonderful with a lot of sun, baths, a bit of partying and some more tan.
We spent the whole week with Filip and Anna.

The last evening we had dinner on Panorama where we watched a movie. All of a sudden I hear the girls at the table next to us screaming ”Spider!”.
Since it’s not my favorite animal, I became really scared, turned to them and asked where, where? but cant get any decent answers. All of a sudden I see it on the table. It’s big! and I don’t say that just coz I don’t like them…It was.
Ann-Marie, that isn’t afraid of spiders (but of mice and rats, which I’m not. Talk about complimenting each other. :p) took one of those drink-umbrellas and took the darn spider outside.
She is the hero of the day I’ll tell you.
This was my first real contact with a spider of bigger shape on this trip so I guess I can call myself lucky. In a strange way. :p

Friday evening the 4 of us went to KL with the night bus. The trip went smooth and we found accommodations almost right away. We live at Red Dragon in Chinatown. It’s 50 RM per night for a double room, and theres both fresh toilets and showers.
They also have a TV-room with a projector, DVD-player and sofas, so we can chose movies and see it whenever we want. Cool. 🙂

Today A-M went home to Sweden but will be back the 14th again. I will go to Singapore with Filip, probably on Thursday.
Anna is going home to Sweden tomorrow…

Now some sleep…
Hugs to you all!