Day Trip: Pulau Ketam + Batu Cave

The morning of 16th September 2010 begins at 7.15am gathering 5 of us at P.J. for breakfast before heading for our day’s trip to Pulau Ketam and Batu Cave. With the smooth journey and easily spotted signboards along the way, we managed to arrive at the South Port of Port Klang just about half an hour’s drive and able to board on the 9.30am ferry to the crab island (For sure not forgetting our frequent activity of snap-shooting around while waiting for the ferry to depart on time). It cost each of us RM14.00 for a round trip and the ferry took us exactly 30 minutes across the mangrove swamps. Arrival at Pulau Ketam, what came into our first sight was none other than bicycles and crab images! This small fishing village is a self-contained community; even most of the toilets were still a “traditional” one. Taking a walk along the path will really need special attention avoiding the bicycles (as if we are walking among the traffics in the city). We have been wandering around the residential/housing area and playing with dogs as we could not find anything else to do! What captured our attention during lunch hour was a stall with a sign of selling ABC but having shrimps, chili and spices placed under the sign. We are all interested with this "special recipe" but to much disappointment (pointing to that particular someone that inquires the special add-on subsequently), we found out that the spices were not meant for ice-kacang but for the prawn noodle within the same booth. The fried oyster should have been called the “fried flour” as what we have was only the taste of flour! We departed from the island with some tasty fried ice-cream and special egg-like ice-cube.

 

Reaching Batu Cave at 2.15pm was another challenge for us. Taking the 272 steps all the way up to the limestone hill under the scorching weather was rather not a good experience, but we have enjoyed the jokes and laughter along the way. However much to our disappointment, the cave features nothing more than what we could have expected (However a visit for once in a life time is still worth the effort). All we can see was doves and fierce monkeys attacking and aiming at the drinks of the tourist. Concluding our trip, we have somehow had the feeling of visiting a zoo- watching dogs, cats, fishes, doves and monkeys! Maybe we could have plan for another trip to the zoo instead.