Since both of us were awoke due to the ‘unnatural’ coldness
(very early!) and the other who is an early bird (auto body clock at 5.30am,
gasps!), we are able to leave our hotel quite early (the sun is still not out!). As
we didn't get to visit Telok Intan the day before, we decided to proceed to
visit the town to have breakfast, followed by visiting the famous landmark of
Telok Anson (the old name).
We refilled our water supply at 7-ll store, and then we randomly choose a hawker center for our breakfast. Because we reached the town so early, the owners were still preparing the food. Luckily we are the patient lot, so we waited for our food order to arrive while we went on shooting spree..... with our cameras.
The breakfast was yummy and tummy overloaded! By then the morning sun has
risen… Time to proceed to the main attraction of Telok Intan ---- The leaning
tower of Telok Anson!
The view of the leaning tower is amazing! Constructed in 1885, the 8 storey building was built primarily as a water storage tank during dry season for the town. And later act as the clock tower. You can check the history here.
The view of the leaning tower is amazing! Constructed in 1885, the 8 storey building was built primarily as a water storage tank during dry season for the town. And later act as the clock tower. You can check the history here.
We had a short chat with the elderly locals, who were there for morning exercise. As usual they were amused by our touring plan, and even offered to help us take the group photo =D. Soon we proceed our plan of the day: Cycle to Lumut which is 96km away...
The weather was fantastic again. With strong overcast sky,
we don’t have to worry about the hot sun boiling us. But my performance today
was totally opposite of yesterday ride. My butt is still sore from the
super-awesome ride, and somehow I feel the nerve at the rear of my ankle feel a
bit painful. After some kilometer we stop at the bus stop for a short break.
After the short break, we were about to set off when our ‘lucky’ partner Yikai discovered that his rear wheel was flat, and he sworn that when he stop the tyre is still full of air. Must be a slow leak puncture. While he fixing the puncture, Mr Yeong found a small shard of broken glass shattered piercing through the worn-out tyre...
Chew Yikai showing how to have 'fun' with my PostPump™ Seatpost that come together with my folding bike.
Once we fixed the punctured tube, we gradually make our way, passing through the harvested padi field, plantation and many small kampung. But my performance has suffered badly today. I can hardly maintain my constant speed, and I have to take a break a lot more compared to yesterday. I guessed I really push myself too hard yesterday, and now I suffered the consequences. So after the numerous stops and many massages later, we reached Lumut Jetty at 1pm. Plan A accomplished (albeit much later than we expected)!!!
Hence we shall commerced Plan B: Pangkor Holiday!!! Without losing much time we hopped onto the ferry to travel to Pangkor Island, tour the island, and hopefully find a hotel for Day 2. Otherwise we have to take the ferry back in the evening and find our alternative hotel.
Usually when you alighted at the jetty and walked out, there will be score of hyenas aka the taxi drivers will swamp all visitors to hire their taxi service. But when they saw us pushing out bikes, decked out in touring gear, they ignored us completely!!! What lah....
Before we set off to have lunch and become explorer, first we looked for hotel, bargain-hunter style!!! We enquired a few hotels, which were quite expensive. Not much choice since these hotel are catered for tourist. Fortunately after a short while, we decided on a chalet. We loved it because we can simply park our bike outside on ground level, and we have the fantastic view of bench and sea just outside our windows.
Acommodation settled, we hunted for lunch. Stumbled on a hawker center, with lot of people dining. Should be a good choice we thought. We have no qualm about our choice of lunch, and in fact the shredded ice dessert was certainly a welcome treat. Our only complain is the sheer price for tourist!!!
After the expensive lunch, we began our tour of Pangkor Island. The road is generally narrow and only one lane, so you have to be extra careful of motorcycle riders, and taxi-van that swallow much of a road lane. Despite that, the road is very scenic, well maintained, and certainly a joy to cycle through the hilly road.
After a series of scenic but lung-bursting climb, followed by long twisty downhill section, we reached the other side of the island. Completely free from human activities, we have the whole beach for ourselves. And the sun have came out to give us the blessing sun-ray. We took the opportunity for some I-pose-U-shoot moments.
After the short break, we proceeded to complete the whole loop of the island. But never did I expected that I have to do another set of hill-climb which I generally weak at. Hai.........
Reaching the chalet around evening time, the first thing I want to do is to take bath and take a nap 1st. But Mr Yeong suggested to me that we should go and visit the Dutch-Fort. I have to reject as I wanted to have some rest to regain my strength for tomorrow trip. Mr Chew, on the other hand, wanted to go to the beach. After lot of 'begging', I gave in and accompanied him on the rented motorcycle, despite none of us have the license for it =P
The dinner was a simple affair, as we purposely avoid those restaurants cater for tourist and seafood lovers, and instead cycle around to look for local eatery. We weren't disappointed with our dinner, and it was certainly more affordable than our lunch earlier that day.
Despite a slow and painful day, I was certainly enjoying the 2nd day of the touring trip. However I was beginning to feel the pain on my ankle. This was certainly a call for concern, as we still got a lot to cover before we reach Langkawi. Not wanting to worry too much, I consumed some panadol, rubbed some muscle-relieving lotion, went to bed early and hope for the best.
Ride data of Day 2 (Telok Intan to Lumut Jetty):
Once we fixed the punctured tube, we gradually make our way, passing through the harvested padi field, plantation and many small kampung. But my performance has suffered badly today. I can hardly maintain my constant speed, and I have to take a break a lot more compared to yesterday. I guessed I really push myself too hard yesterday, and now I suffered the consequences. So after the numerous stops and many massages later, we reached Lumut Jetty at 1pm. Plan A accomplished (albeit much later than we expected)!!!
Hence we shall commerced Plan B: Pangkor Holiday!!! Without losing much time we hopped onto the ferry to travel to Pangkor Island, tour the island, and hopefully find a hotel for Day 2. Otherwise we have to take the ferry back in the evening and find our alternative hotel.
Usually when you alighted at the jetty and walked out, there will be score of hyenas aka the taxi drivers will swamp all visitors to hire their taxi service. But when they saw us pushing out bikes, decked out in touring gear, they ignored us completely!!! What lah....
After a series of scenic but lung-bursting climb, followed by long twisty downhill section, we reached the other side of the island. Completely free from human activities, we have the whole beach for ourselves. And the sun have came out to give us the blessing sun-ray. We took the opportunity for some I-pose-U-shoot moments.
After the short break, we proceeded to complete the whole loop of the island. But never did I expected that I have to do another set of hill-climb which I generally weak at. Hai.........
The dinner was a simple affair, as we purposely avoid those restaurants cater for tourist and seafood lovers, and instead cycle around to look for local eatery. We weren't disappointed with our dinner, and it was certainly more affordable than our lunch earlier that day.
Despite a slow and painful day, I was certainly enjoying the 2nd day of the touring trip. However I was beginning to feel the pain on my ankle. This was certainly a call for concern, as we still got a lot to cover before we reach Langkawi. Not wanting to worry too much, I consumed some panadol, rubbed some muscle-relieving lotion, went to bed early and hope for the best.
Ride data of Day 2 (Telok Intan to Lumut Jetty):
Distance: 72.49k
Average Speed: 17.7km/hr
Max Speed: 31.7km/hr
Total time taken: 4h 05min
Round Island Ride Data
Distance: 22km
Max Speed: 42.7km/hr
Average Speed: 17.7km/hr
Max Speed: 31.7km/hr
Total time taken: 4h 05min
Round Island Ride Data
Distance: 22km
Max Speed: 42.7km/hr
1 comment:
wah.. cycle till so far.. geng~
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