Having the experience of driving thru mud and potholes and fording small gaps, we were confident but cautious. As it turns out we were completely surprised that this 300km stretch of road / tracks went thru mountainous terrain. Traffic was reduced drastically as we passed thru jungle terrains and oil palm estates. Logging was no more in existence, but clearings of lands for local farming was clearly visible.
As we passed thru kampongs, existence of churches starts to appear again, showing us signs that the " dayaks " are living in this area. They are very helpful people and were more than happy to guide us as we went along. We were off track on one occasion, but our sixth sense tell us that we backtracked .
Going thru winding mountain terrains , thus avoiding flooded low ground areas was a joy as we roll around the countrysides. We however had to content with a bit of rain which made the lahterite tracks extremely slippery esp downhills and around bends. The Pajero 4 x 4 was put to good use travelling at reasonable speed. The ride was much more scenic than the previous day.
As we passed thru kampongs, existence of churches starts to appear again, showing us signs that the " dayaks " are living in this area. They are very helpful people and were more than happy to guide us as we went along. We were off track on one occasion, but our sixth sense tell us that we backtracked .
Going thru winding mountain terrains , thus avoiding flooded low ground areas was a joy as we roll around the countrysides. We however had to content with a bit of rain which made the lahterite tracks extremely slippery esp downhills and around bends. The Pajero 4 x 4 was put to good use travelling at reasonable speed. The ride was much more scenic than the previous day.
The same problem of not finding petrol stations came in once again but we managed to find someone selling petrol at 50% more than the usual price. We then end the gruelling 10 hours on the road when we reach a small beautiful town called SAMPIT. We had our beer to celebrate overcoming the less chartered routes. By 2010, the 50 odd streams and rivers would have their culverts and bridges in place. The 1400 km route from Pontianak to Benjamasin would not be that much of a challenge . Pic below show us arriving at SAMPIT and NeoChian's mobile toilet
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