Topband: 9M0W- 3 days with no clothes and NO LUGGAGE

[k1zm at aol.com]

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 
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