{"id":2218,"date":"2014-10-09T15:35:17","date_gmt":"2014-10-09T08:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=2218"},"modified":"2014-10-09T15:35:17","modified_gmt":"2014-10-09T08:35:17","slug":"pangkor-laut-in-our-rearview-mirror-31014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=2218","title":{"rendered":"Pangkor Laut in our rearview mirror :(    3\/10\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s departure day from Pangkor Laut. We have another great breakfast. I\u2019ve grown especially fond of the Indian bread. It tastes like a sapapilla. After we drop off our wi-fi hotspot at the front desk, we walk out to the dock, and board the boat back to the mainland. Our driver is waiting for our 4-hour drive to KLIA (airport). Our driver\/guide was a former history\/English teacher in Malaysia, and I had a chance to ask lots of questions about the education system, and pretty much anything else I was curious about. One of the most interesting topics was the impact the two Malaysian Airlines tragedies have had on Malaysia and it\u2019s tourism industry.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2211\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1874.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2211\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2211 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1874-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1874\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1874-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1874-1024x764.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1874-624x466.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The &#8220;juicing&#8221; area of the breakfast buffet. Just put what you want on a plate, and they&#8217;ll mix it.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1880.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2212\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1880-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1880\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1880-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1880-1024x764.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1880-624x466.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1888.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2213\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1888-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1888\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1888-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1888-1024x764.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1888-624x466.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1889.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2214\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1889-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1889\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1889-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1889-1024x764.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1889-624x466.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2215\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1895.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2215\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2215 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1895-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1895\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1895-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1895-1024x764.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1895-624x466.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s hard to leave!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1898.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2216\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1898-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1898\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1898-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1898-1024x764.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1898-624x466.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2217\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1904.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2217\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2217 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1904-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1904\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1904-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1904-1024x764.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1904-624x466.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back on the mainland. It&#8217;s a long drive to KL<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We had a long wait at the airport so our guide offered to take us to two interesting sites we missed when we first came to town. We drove to a huge Hindu shrine and the destination of a yearly pilgrimage for over a million people (over a 3-day period). Thank goodness it wasn\u2019t going on when we were in town. The second site was a Chinese temple.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2207\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1786.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2207\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2207 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1786-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1786\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1786-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1786-1024x764.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1786-624x466.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Now that&#8217;s a statue!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2208\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1787.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2208\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2208 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1787-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1787\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1787-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1787-1024x764.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1787-624x466.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A newly married Hindu couple, celebrating their wedding at the shrine<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2209\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1791.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2209\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2209 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1791-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1791\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1791-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1791-1024x764.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1791-624x466.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2209\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A hindu temple on the site. Check out the figures on the roof.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2210\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1798.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2210\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2210 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1798-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1798\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1798-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1798-1024x764.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1798-624x466.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The KL Chinese Temple.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At the airport, we checked in and made our way to our gate. This flight seems about half-full. I\u2019m surprised since China is in the middle of a holiday, and a big four-day holiday is beginning tomorrow in KL. Our six-hour flight arrives in Beijing at 1:00 am. We make our way through immigration and customs (we\u2019re much too familiar with this procedure) quickly and get a taxi to the apartment. Back home, we\u2019re unpacked and \u201clights off\u201d at 2:30. It\u2019s been a fun trip, but the flights on both ends of this trip were tough, due to departure and arrival times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s departure day from Pangkor Laut. We have another great breakfast. I\u2019ve grown especially fond of the Indian bread. It tastes like a sapapilla. 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