Leaving for the Kelong@ Pasir Gogok

The actual location of the Kelong is at Pasir Gogok near Pengerang, Johor. (see map)

After making final arrangements with the rep of the Kelong, we passed thru immigration and left at about 2pm.

Because the party numbered 17 people, we had to take 2 bumboats as Singapore regulations only permitted a maximum of 12 per boat.

There were:
Roland, Yinleng, Kevin, David and William
Seok Tuan
Swee Wan, Yee Hui and her son and 4 other friends
Robert Chin and family

The boat we took looked like the one in the picture.

The trip consisted of:

Changi Ferry Terminal --> Pengerang Immigration (1 hr +)
Pengerang Immigration --> Pasir Gogok Kelong (15 mins)

The kids enjoyed the ride immensely and were full of anticipation. We passed a kelong on the way and were glad that the small and basic one was not the one we were heading for. It was a smooth ride for all.

Changi Jetty

At 12:15p the family bundled into the car and we picked up Seok Tuan at her apartment at Neptune Court.

We took a wrong turn and went to the site of the old Changi Jetty. Fortunately this only resulted in a delay of 5 mins or so as the actual Changi Jetty was just the next turn away. Finally arrived at 1:15p.

We were again lucky to be able to find a parking spot at the public open air carpark (at Lor Bekukong) right next to the jetty. The actual jetty is now called Changi Point Ferry Terminal.

Our Kelong Trip on 3-4 Jul 05

Our Trip to a Kelong 3-4 Jul 05

What is a Kelong - Kelongs are offshore fish farms built upon stilts located in the middle of the sea, usually a short distance from the shores.

The fish usually get funnel into the net by the movement of the water, either by general flow or tide.

Fishes are also reared in open nets in the sea and harvested once they've reached maturity.

In addition to traditional fish farming as a livelihood, kelong owners now offer kelong-visit hosting as a supplemental source of income.

Above is a picture of what one looks like.

[ref: http://www.boac-online.com/activities/malaysia/kelong.html]

Our itinerary was:-

Day 1 - 3 Jul 05 Sunday
1.30 pm - Meet at Changi Jetty
2.00 pm - Depart from Changi Village Jetty
4.30 pm - Arrive at Kelong
5.30 pm - Dinner
10.30 pm - Supper
11:30 pm - Raising the net

Day 2 - 4 Jul 05 Mon

8.30 am - Breakfast
9.00 am - Fish Feeding
10.30 am - Depart Kelong
12.00 am - Back at Changi Village Jetty