Remember the post about “before & after” in Pengkalan Balak? Now let the in between journey comes in…

Before…

Walking on the path that leads to the island.

A 180 degree turn around, looking back at the shore.

A kind of grass seen while walking in between the jungle on the island.

Came out from the bushes and saw the land of stones.

Some close look at the small stones.

Big stones, with signs of oysters grown on it (or am I wrong?)… Sayng said it’s called “teritip” in Malay…

Look aside at the seaview, got trees nearby on the shore and there’s even another similar island further up. Pulau Konet Dua???

Back to the island, seen a small cave… I definitely cannot go in, haha!

A snapshot on the stones underneath our feet. Yeah, the fair ones are mine… hehee.

Proceeded crawling up higher, found a big stone with a big hole. Kinda wonder what happened to it…

Alright… the human being was not the focus and so better off concealling. Look at the beach, the stones as well as the panaromic view behind… Yeah, there were in fact a few people fishing at a far end (unseen, on the right of this picture) on this island.

Hehehe… Actually this place is very near to Tanjung Bidara. In fact, you’ll reach Pengkalan Balak first before reaching Tanjung Bidara. You can see there’s a power generator plant nearby…

There goes. After about 30 minutes we stepped out of the island.
Not much photos were taken after the previous one, as we were back to the front of the island and noticed that the sea water level were rising - half of the path was already unseen! So we need to be careful and fast to walk back to the path and get out of there. Else, we’d be trapped and need to wait until around 9 p.m. at night when the water level goes down again - I guess those fishing people also will leave at that time…
I still remember, the water level reached our knee and slowly above it while we were walking back… Ha! Felt so vulnerable!
November 25, 2006 at 9:42 am
Wah ! so nice place ! Surprise that no city counselor go there and build bangoro! HAHAHA !
November 25, 2006 at 3:29 pm
Haha! Then he can only go back/come out from the island for some certain time basis. Cricky~ heh
December 14, 2006 at 5:47 pm
Cool pictures. But Pulau Konet?????!?!!? Are you serious?? lol
But please be becareful of the box jellyfish that lurks in our water nowadays k?
December 15, 2006 at 12:04 am
Yeah really gotta be careful lo… The name really funny huh? So misleading hahaa! I think it’s to do with the pronunciation of “connect” - that’s y Pulau Konet…
December 16, 2006 at 12:05 am
connect huh? I thought it was konek instead lol
December 16, 2006 at 3:55 am
Hahahaaa! That’s our thought too when first heard about its name.
January 26, 2007 at 2:32 pm
The island where your are stepped on it is called Pulau Keramat, the further one is Pulau Konet.
The torny green grass is Mengkuang, used to make the traditional weaving carpet called Tikar Mengkuang.
The background building is an IPP company, Powertek Berhad (independent power producer) located at Telok Gong. Yes, Pengkalan Balak just few km ahead of Telok Gong.
There are shots that I think you forgot to put in here, the old Chinese graveyards and the Indian cemetery! LOL
January 27, 2007 at 11:36 am
Oooohhh!!! Very good piece of information! Thanks alot
Nice to see you here heh. Aha i saw those graveyards and cemetery too. But i didn’t take any shots on that haha, seram~ ;Þ