Sunday 04 March
Spent the day first chasing luggage with Air Malaysia - then touring with
9M6KOM, 9M6BOB, JT1CO and K1LZ.
We went into the mountains and had a fantastic lunch overlooking KK from about
3500 feet up - a place called KOKOL HAVEN. You might look this one up on
google - now this was what SHANGRI LA was supposed to be all about. Good food,
good beer and I had a great HAWAIIAN PIZZA - best food I had eaten in several
days!
At night took a taxi out to the SHANGRI LA Tanjura resort on the ocean - talk
about LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS!!!
This was where JT1CO and K1LZ were staying - somehow the price of a room and
the cost of anything (like drinks) was beyond my budget - especially after
dumping $800 into an exchange of flight ticket. Yes I have trip insurance, but
I am pretty sure since the BOSTON flight did leave after a delayed departure
Friday night - that QATAR air will find some way to weasle out of paying for my
trip modification - so again, its's Spratly - but no money for a $350 per night
hotel room with Chak and Krassy (HI) But this place is 5 star +++++ if there
is such a rating - look it up on google and you will see what I mean! (BRING
MONEY - lots of it!)
We happened to have dinner there last night - the bill was staggering (note
that i DID NOT PAY IT!)
Anyway Hrane asked about the status of my luggage, and he basically took charge
of finding it. He is a bit like a bull in a china shop (but in a good way) -
and he takes no prisoners.-
He took my claim sheet and went out to the airport to both Malindo and Air
Malaysia and the NEXT DAY - he accompanied me out to Air Malindo where we
finally had my 160M stuff in hand again - and some CLEAN CLOTHES,
This was DAY 5 - Monday 4 March.
Our team meeting was set for Tues 05 March at 10:00AM which I will talk about
next.
Jeff Briggs
DXing on the Edge: The Thrill of 160 Meters
Available worldwide through BookBaby, Array Solutions, DX Engineering, Royal
Society of Great Britain, & Amazon
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