My family decided for a Monsoon outing 2 weeks ago.. to the East Coast in a very wet and rainy season. It was a Code Purple Category, we heard in the TV broadcasted a day earlier. Obviously Penangites like us are unused to the warning level :) Perhaps it was a richter scale of 5.0 for earthquake!
Our first stop was at Tasik Banding which was half way distance from Penang to Kota Bahru. The site was about to witness the ending ceremony of an Eco Challenge, something like Triathlon with dignitaries and police almost everywhere, except in the lake
After 5hrs we finally arrived but the rain was helter skelter and now we really experienced the almost code purple rain. We checked in into a small motel, something like a Bed&Breakfast inn, and immediately went for a tour of the infamous Pasar Siti Khadijah downtown KB.
A photographer friend whom we have never met, made all the arrangement for the next day "shooting" session. Thanks Jimmy, you were wonderful and we sincerely hope to meet you in Penang soon or whenever you are around this side of Peninsular.
The downpour was continuous, but the thunder god understood us that we just wanted a one hour windonw of no-rain for us to have a glimpse of KB without rain. Suddenly after breakfast at Hayaki Kopitiam, it did really happened and off quickly we went to Pantai Sabak, a beach near Pengkalan Chepa. Our Sherpa, Jimmy led us the way.
The boats were on the banks as fishermen are not able to go out fishing due to choppy waters, and they took this opportunity to do vessel maintenance. The scene and the boats were very colorful like the Thai fishing vessels we used to see in postcards. On some, they have intricate carvings of the headgear, kinda cool i think
(to be continued)
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