Pulau Pemanggil sits 45kms east of Mersing, the
take-off point to most islands off the Southern coast of Peninsular
Malaysia. To get to Mersing itself takes 4½ hours by car or roughly
6hours by coach from KL (we shall use Kuala Lumpur as a point of
reference) and from Mersing it takes another 4 1/2 hours (by traditional
fishing boats) to paradise island . And of course, there is the waiting
time to take into account - waiting for tidal changes, for boat, for
coach, for tardy friends hitching a ride down with you. But then again,
these are the little joys of travelling to far-off places for when you
arrive, you know the tough journey has been all worth the effort - you
have left the masses behind!
As with most inhabited islands in
Malaysian waters, Pemanggil has its fair share of history, mystery and
spookytales. Such tales intrigue me and I was determined to find out
more about the island and its people, and wallow in waters of Malaysia's
best maintained marine parks.
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