Today’s ride on Komoot I was on the road by 8am. Yes, that’s a little late, but I only had 60kms today, and the issue with arriving early is that you can’t check in to the hotel. I started with a 7-11 breakfast. Most supermarkets here sell filled buns and croissants which last for a …
Today was a mix of great riding on quiet interesting roads and some really hot boring sections. The hotel here is excellent and I’m at the Chinese restaurant next door. I went to bed with thunderstorms forecast to dump loads of rain across most of the day. However, when I woke, it was fine and …
Leaving KL was surprisingly easy and smooth, except for about 2kms of freeway and flyovers that I couldn’t avoid. That was the only time I was on the freeway, as here they have two motorbike lanes segregated from the freeway. I had so many conversations with the motos and even got high fives from food …
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 …
