Successfully checked in
with the Jabatan Laut , but that at point the plan went awry.
The all in one stop
check in, houses the Jabatan Laut, first stop, Kastams, second stop,
and also Imigresen, if required they would actually be the first
stop. I didn’t need them as we were all already “in” Malaysia.
Having dealt with
Jabatan Laut smoothly and efficiently, I then asked the uniformed
officer that I next encountered if she was in fact Kastams or
Imigresen – as the answer was “yes” I remained none the
wiser,in fact a bit confused still.
Further confusing
conversation, including my vouchsafing of the name of the marina I
was heading for , some 25 miles further upstream and my last port
clearance was checked by said uniformed individual ,who then told me
that the check in was to be done at the marina.
This was at complete
odds with the information from the marina, advising that the check in
be done at Pengelih. I questioned the advise but was clearly told
that I could and should do the rest of the check in at the marina.
Hmmm- you know already
where this is going!
Twenty five miles and
a few hours later, snug as a bug in the marina, it turns out,
predictably, that the information received at Pengelih was in fact
incorrect, patently wrong in fact.
The next day consisted
initially of , finding our way into Johor Bahru, the nearest town,
about 20-25mins away- if your Uber car turns up! If it doesn't it's
about an hour and fifteen minutes away, after the second Uber driver
also got hopelessly lost trying to locate us, to pick us up. Problem
being, the marina is in a residential estate with no actual street
name.
I have never used Uber
in my life but its the way to go here. Its half the price of the
taxis, its airconditioned, and you can track it -now I know how to!
So eventually arrived
at Kastams, who eventually decide they can't actually enter me as an
arrived vessel, as it should have been done at Pengelih.
Problemo!
Resolved by the simple
but time consuming 30RM round trip to the Johor Bahru Jabatan Laut,
to check in with them. They were puzzled to say the least, but duly
allowed me to “arrive” again, stamped the paperwork meticulously
as always, and it was back in the cab to Kastams- thankfully before
1300hrs when they shut for lunch. Handed over the new paperwork ,
listened attentively whilst being told how important it is to get
the paper work correct- ( so important they couldn't even find my
paperwork when I came to check out of KK last year!) Yes certainly!
Hey ho- free to go.
By the way if ever in Singapore and you are for some bizarre reason stricken with desire to eat local oysters the following photos are for you....
By the way if ever in Singapore and you are for some bizarre reason stricken with desire to eat local oysters the following photos are for you....
oh look an empty blue plastic container farm |
entering the marina |
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