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Day 207: Pangkor – Sungai Besar

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on May - 09 - 2011

Distance: 99.86 km
Ridetime: 04:39:43
Average: 21.4 km/h
Total distance: 9893 km

You probably wouldn’t guess from the pictures, but Marius is 64 years old. On the climbs I might be a bit faster because my bike is lighter, but on flat roads Marius is cruising along at very respectable speed. I can only hope to be in that good shape when I’m 64!

During one of our lunch breaks we met this crazy guy.

In Sungai Besar we were welcomed by Romtze and the local group of radio friends. The bungalows we were taken to were a bit pricey for my budget, but luckily I was able to pitch my tent. I’m pretty sure the locals thought I was crazy, but I actually love sleeping in my tent.

In the night I had dinner with even more radio friends. That was when I realised that people go out and eat very late in Malaysia. If spend the whole day cycling I get tired after 11 pm. This was exactly the time when the guys started to arrive at the restaurant.

Categories: Malaysia
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4 Responses so far.

  1. Eivind Graversen says:

    Veldig kult Thomas! Leser ofte bloggen din som et pause i arbeidet – du har en flott arbeidsplass om dagen!

    Forresten…er det et MSR Hubba Hubba telt du har? Er du fornøyd med det?

  2. Hei Eivind!
    Jeg synes også jeg har et fint “kontor” 🙂 Og ja, mit telt er et MSR Hubba HP. Jeg er glad for det og synes det er pengene værd. Går det bra i Norge? Har du været i Sudan på det seneste?

  3. Eivind Graversen says:

    Hei igjen!

    Et flott telt – mulig det blir et lignende på meg snart også 🙂 Det går godt i Oslo, men er fortsatt en del i Sudan. Det blir gjerne 1-2 uker i Afrika i måneden. Veldig gøy, så får vi se hvor lenge man leker rundt i Afrika.

    Håper vi treffes når du er tilbake i Norden 🙂

  4. Morten says:

    Tent respect!