Roti Run through Malaysia en route to Thailand: 12 Jan 2013, Sabak Bernam to Sitiawan

Journey relaxed.  More Sime Darby plantations.  Having seen their 4-chimney 
power station in Port Dickson, we now understand their purchase of Battersea 
Power Station.  They are going to restart it and power their turbines with palm 
oil!
Sitiawan is interesting for Irene since it had a settlement of Hockchew/Foochow 
people, started by 2 pastors.  We cycled past churches, schools set up by them 
and next door, the largest Buddhist temple we have seen so far.  At the 
restaurant in Kampung Koh, Irene spoke to the lady in their local dialect which 
caused much interest and when she ordered her red wine chicken, even further 
attention.
In the early settlement days the Chinese kept to the clans and there were often 
disputes between them.  This probably explains how in later centuries, certain 
trades were kept within geographical and linguistic links to China.
The hotel was Indian owned and it was cheap, clean and friendly.
Total mileage: 76km