Retreat

Monday

A group of 14 of us have headed to Pangkor Island for a post conference retreat. We travelled in a large bus which could have taken 40 or more so it was not cramped and we were able to chat to each other on the way.









We travelled North through farming country with Palm oil being one of the main products. The building is a school.

We had one rest stop before getting to a town near to the ferry terminal. After much driving around and  back tracking, we eventually ate at a Chinese restaurant. We had about 8 dishes and it cost about $8 each.





















We arrived at the ferry about 7 minutes past the hour, with it running every hour on the hour so there was along wait. We took more photos of the bay  but there was a brief shower that sent us back under cover. the trip itself took only 10 minutes. We then took 2 minivan taxis for the short trip to the resort and were met with a welcome drink.

We are staying in chalets and I am sharing with Christine from Germany. The room was hot and humid but we got the aircon working and eventually it cooled down. We did a partial unpack and then I lay on the bed under the aircon and read my book, before falling asleep until it was time to go to dinner.




There were 2 tables set up with a turning dish in the middle with several options. Again we were supplied with non alcoholic drinks, although it looks like a red wine. Thsi was followed by fruit and then they cooked up some Satay for us.

There is wi-fi in the lobby , bar and restaurant but it doesn't reach the rooms. Nearly all of us at one stage were on facebook on our phones, friending each other if we weren't already and updating status.

Since then I have been catching up with emails, the blog and facebook. It is pelting down with rain but we 3 girls are under cover. The rain is so loud I can hardly hear my music playing, even at full volume. It is 1 am.

360 degree view of the bay where we waited for the ferry. Double click to view.