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| My house at Bandar Tasik Kesuma, Semenyih, |
We start a bit late, as usual. Then Zul had to turn back to my house as he forgets his gloves. its ok cause he's a strong rider so he can catch up. 15 minutes of riding we reached the Negeri Sembilan Border. Yup thats short ride from my house.
The weather was fine, a bit hot though in the morning, but we are not concerned very much as we had ample time to reach Melaka. Thus, a lot of stops to enjoy refreshments. Most of the riders are seasoned riders, so tour ride will be fun.
Reached the town of Seremban at 1130hrs. Stopped for a while to enjoy the local color. Well not very much though, as we were resting at Dataran. So a lot of traffic.
Heading out of Seremban, the trunk road is a bit tight especially for cyclists, so had to break group. Stronger riders ride up front, while the rest pair in two.
As usual, a stop such as cendol is a must. the waiter is quite entertaining as he pantun most of the times. The thing when riding with a group is that you tend to waste a lot of time waiting for other fellow rider getting ready to get on the saddle and continue riding. and the set back will be that you loose a lot of precious riding time. The route past Seremban town would be more hazardous as the side table is narrow and it is considered as a busy road, especially for travellers who tries to avoid paying toll. Had lunch at pekan Pedas. the sun is getting a bit hot so we take a long rest, again.
its ok though, cause we seems to considered time as not of the essence, as long as every riders arrive at our destination i.e Melaka safe, that is more important. Nearing Alor Gajah I began to feel a bit fatigue. Maybe because not enough rest last night. so, I began to fall behind and ride as slowly as possible. Riding along AMJ highway heading towards Melaka town, can be a bit boring. I think this is the only highway where there are a lot of traffic lights. Most of the riders have reached Melaka town around 2030hrs, and me, I arrived two hours later with Atan who accompany me. After dinner, Zul and Jun checked in into a hotel. While the rest of us decided to camp out at Pantai Puteri. For me when you ride touring, as far as possible try to economize your travel. Besides, I prefer to camp out because I dont have to worry about check out time. I control my time.
The next day, we ride back to Kuala Lumpur. and took the coastal road heading to Port Dickson. Quite a quite road heading to Sungai Udang, and had lunch there. Arriving at Pengkalan Balak, which is Faezal's hometown, we decide to stroll around for a while.
Nearing Faezal grandmother's house, had a little accident. Faezal, who at the moment just as trying to reach his handphone, ride across a road hump, and causes him to loose balance and fell of his bike. Suffering from cracked bone finger, he cannot continue his ride. So had to stayed the night at his grandmother's house.
The rest of the riders continue to ride to Port Dickson, and stayed for another night. Did not get much sleep at Port Dickson as it was too noisy, motorbikes a.k.a Mat Rempit trying to attract attention. Yup that what I called them, attention seekers. try to get some rest as tomorrow ride will be punishing, especially at Bukit Lukut. yup that the route we'll be taking tomorrow. Eventhough I have ridden the same route a few times, still cannot manage to conquer with good cadence. Still need the help of the granny gear. As usual, Arriving at Pekan Sepang, we regroup with other riders which falls behind and continue riding back to my house at Bandar Tasik Kesuma. the total distance was 440km. I consider it as a good short tour ride... YEH BEBEH.
its ok though, cause we seems to considered time as not of the essence, as long as every riders arrive at our destination i.e Melaka safe, that is more important. Nearing Alor Gajah I began to feel a bit fatigue. Maybe because not enough rest last night. so, I began to fall behind and ride as slowly as possible. Riding along AMJ highway heading towards Melaka town, can be a bit boring. I think this is the only highway where there are a lot of traffic lights. Most of the riders have reached Melaka town around 2030hrs, and me, I arrived two hours later with Atan who accompany me. After dinner, Zul and Jun checked in into a hotel. While the rest of us decided to camp out at Pantai Puteri. For me when you ride touring, as far as possible try to economize your travel. Besides, I prefer to camp out because I dont have to worry about check out time. I control my time.
The next day, we ride back to Kuala Lumpur. and took the coastal road heading to Port Dickson. Quite a quite road heading to Sungai Udang, and had lunch there. Arriving at Pengkalan Balak, which is Faezal's hometown, we decide to stroll around for a while.
Nearing Faezal grandmother's house, had a little accident. Faezal, who at the moment just as trying to reach his handphone, ride across a road hump, and causes him to loose balance and fell of his bike. Suffering from cracked bone finger, he cannot continue his ride. So had to stayed the night at his grandmother's house. 
