Tuesday 29 August 2023

Kelongs

Continuing on my trip to Hat Yai...

By the time we finished visiting the temples, it was time for lunch. Our driver cum guide – he was a nice and accommodating fellow. Unfortunately, his English was limited and we had some difficulties in understanding each other. He took us to one of the off the tourist map places for seafood lunch – a village near the sea. The village has a rustic charm to it. It was nice, and something different.

After lunch, we took a walk in the area, and went to have a view of the kelongs. The dwellings looked new and well maintained.

“A kelong is an offshore platform built predominantly with wood, which can be found in waters off Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia.  Only a handful remain around Singapore due to rapid urbanisation. Kelongs are built by fishermen primarily for fishing or fish farming purposes, although larger structures can also function as dwellings for them and their families.” - Wikipedia

This looks like a service area. It would be great to be able to have a meal and a couple of drinks here in the evening with a view of the kelong in the distance.

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