The minibus trip was hair raising. I was the only occupant and the driver was in a wild rush. We went past one accident on the way, but it didn’t slow him down. I was pleased to get out in the end. The area was full of backpackers who were waiting for their bus out …
I caught the bus to Jerantut. I figured that this was the best way to go due to there not being much accommodation along the way. At the bus station I was told probably 5 times that the bike couldn’t go onto the bus, but when you pay the driver directly, everything is possible. We …
This was a very short 28kms mainly along beaches with campers and families getting away for the weekend. With overnight minimums of 28 degrees, I think any tent would be a sauna here. Kuantan looked interesting but 90% of food places were shut There looks to be quite a cafe scene here along with a …
I was on the road before 7am today for the 113kms on what I thought would would be a quite boring ride until getting to Pekan after 86kms. I was hungry and had two meals back to back at different restaurants. Pekan seems like a very nice place and I’m disappointed that I couldn’t find …
I was underway by 7:30, and left the town as businesses were waking up. The highlight of the day was the stretch along the beach on the northern tip of Mersing. It was 5kms by the beach, cool in the shade and flat and quiet. Just perfect. There were some small hills as the still …
A slow start, a walk out along the marine park jetty to see the coral they’re growing, and some general lounging around. This was why I came here – to relax before the journey begins in earnest. Checkout was at 12 and I killed a couple of hours in the cafe at the accom. Then …
Snorkeling was first up. We went to two sites, the first of which was covered with crown of thorns starfish and most of the coral was dead; lots of interesting fish though. The second site was much better, a small island 100m of the beach. Lots of nice coral and fish, including a 2m shark …
It was drizzling in the morning, so I did some bike maintenance and tried to get rid of an annoying creak – I failed but I eliminated a few possibilities. I had a swim before breakfast and as I was getting out a little reef shark swam between me and the shore. I was well …
I had some issues with my banks, so I had to get to the booking office to get the ferry tickets or I’d be wasting my accomodation. All good, the 2 hour ferry ride was smooth, and I found the place easily. The ferry ride was uneventful but loading the bike on and off was …
I had 90 kms to get to Mersing with no accommodation options in between. An early start was required, but I’m a klutz with alarm settings on my phone, and woke up nearly an hour late. That meant arriving in Mersing around 12:30pm. For this ride in Asia, I want to leave early and avoid …
