Puteri Harbour marina turned out to be a nicer place than we thought and very well protected. Nicer than Danga bay we thought after a speed boat trip up there a bit later. We found a few boats we know in our marina which was nice. Shadow Trader gave us the scoop on the area, buses and shopping and Mojombo told us the ins and out of going to Singapore.
We took the free shuttle into the night market the 2nd day there and then another free shuttle up to a big mall not too far away. I got a broken tooth that needed fixing. Puteri front office suggested a local dentist. I went in without an appointment and had to wait a few hours and then went in and found it was a old office and equipment you would find in the 1950's. He drilled about around the tooth and filled it, no x-rays or freezing. Though it did not hurt. When it came time for the bill I was a bit worried, but all's they asked for was 50rp or about $16.00, super.
We did a bit of cycling in the area as the roads in this area have no traffic as they are in the middle of building a city here and have just done the roads and started a few toweres, so no one is living here yet except us. The walking is great as well, fantastic after Indonesia with it's lack of sidewalks and narrow busy roads and if there was sidewalks they had 2 foot holes in them or motorbikes parked on them or people selling their wares on them.
Today just got back from a day trip into Singapore. It is an exciting place and would keep any shopaholic happy for months. We bought some electronic toys I wanted and a couple of small items for the boat and just explored the city and waterfront, well worth the trip in. It took about 2 hours to get right into town from Puteri , 2 buses and the train and through Malaysian customs and Singapore customs each way.
We are thinking of leaving Puteri Harbour in 2 or 3 days and start heading north and seeing some of Malaysia and Thailand.
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