Malaysia

Anchored off Penang had  to complete formalities before going in. First sight this morning was the silhouette of a Junk against the silver sunrise. And now Malaya, had as much trouble getting bits of paper to get LD out of the hold, Port charges $20 and third party insurance $15. It’s fantastic here after India. It’s so clean and orderly … Continue reading »

Had more trouble with LD since we left India than we’ve had the whole of the journey. All the electrics were off this morning bonnet had shorted across the regulator then bonnet stay shorted across the battery so that’sflat now stayed the night on Miami Beach Penang Had good food in George Town. On the way back to the … Continue reading »

Woke to the sound of ‘Happy Birthday to you’ Baz and Bett singing to Syl, had bought her a birthday card and a packet of cig’s,  good of them. Managed to get the bonnet straightened out easily enough, they just beat it out and a quick spray coat of paint, ready in 2 hours, $20. Sent telegram … Continue reading »

Half day cleaning up LD it looks well again. Drive around the Island its only 14 miles long, swam in a mountain stream it was great, then right down to the other side of the Islands covered in dense jungle, with flat stretches in between covered in palms and every kind of tropical tree. Becoming quite good … Continue reading »

Amazing the ease you can get things done after being in India picked up a packing case put all our clothes into it and nailed it up, the next time we see it should be in Fremantle Australia. The cost for a 3 ½ x2x2 was $77 Malay complete. It’ll save us no end of trouble, all we … Continue reading »

Freight all finished with. Telegram arrived from Bangkok £500 a rough guide for LD. Collected our visas from Embassy $10 each, all set now to go to Thailand. Had good cheap meal, steak $2.60, amazing the ease we got things done here and at such speed. Got Baz’s pipe mended ( Bev broke it while hashed up) a chance in … Continue reading »

Baz Bett John and Sandra left today for Singapore, They seemed quite choked at leaving us all. Though I don’t know why these last few days relationships seem to be a bit strained for some reason or other. Now that leaves Brian  Alan and Margo. Brian wants to come to Bangkok with us, he and Alan aren’t getting on too well. … Continue reading »

Wrote letter to L, M Spent the day on the beach, cooling off every now and again in the water trough under the road, the local bathroom and washing room for the Indians. Managed to cook up some grub on the old primus stove, so we don’t go hungry. Syl and Bev are down to … Continue reading »

On road scare, Rain making roads like glass and LD’s tyres are almost bald. Then after odd small skids it happened, It wasn’t my fault and through luck and instinctive movements we got out of it safely. A boy walking along my side a bike coming the other way and a VW pulls out to … Continue reading »

Still going!  Everyone is still putting up with the discomfort ok. Reached the Malay border about 6pm They wouldn’t let the French guy through he only had $3 Don’t know how we managed it, put £45 and $50 and 700 Baht on all 3 forms, Bev showed the money first passed it to me then I … Continue reading »

Wrote home M & L Met the bloke who the New Zealander told us about in Bangkok, He’s here at the youth hostel in KL, is thinking about buying LD for £300. Cleaned it up again the engine looks good, back wheel nut stripped and one sheared off. Eating fried rice still, getting really sick of … Continue reading »

Had the body and engine cleaned and puncture mended for $5 Malay,  night then the back wheel cost $6M, quite cheap and fixed in 1 hour. The 2 lads we had dropped off in town came bounding in they had someone who would buy LD. The girl they had come to visit her father said he … Continue reading »

First move towards parting with LD, we had to get permission to sell. Margo’s Landover was round the back of the garage minus the engine, it was unrecognisable resprayed, new windows fitted, only way we new it was Margo’s was she had 2 gas bottle brackets fitted underneath. Went to check the post restante didn’t … Continue reading »

Good hot baths now at this hotel feel quite clean, visited the museum to pass away the day, everything we do regarding selling the car seems to be quite positive. No problems up to now. The museum was very interesting, a big modern place murals the full length of the building outside and inside much … Continue reading »

Today I was the proud owner of a Mercedes Benz, at least on paper. I signed my name on the log book so they could give LD the registration  of the merc. That’s it. The end of the road for LD, tomorrow we get $2400 Malay dollars for it, that’s about £343. So we didn’t loose … Continue reading »

Mileage  71700 Deal Complete 2,400 Malay dollars paid in cash. Had a look at my Merc, signed to me in name only. Mileage on LD 71700 making total mileage from Manchester to here 14,170. Now we complete our journey by other means of transport. Missed the 1.30 train to Singapore next one not till 8.15pm cost $17.40. 2nd class. All … Continue reading »