Malaysia Skate with Just a Couple of Spins Day 3-4

Day 3
Batu pahat to pontian
Distance: 75km
Time on board: 4 hours 38 mins

We are so close to the finish line. Merlion in Singapore. Flo skated 3400km from Saigon to Singapore crossing 5 countries. Now i will be finishing the last leg with him.

We keep pace of 16 km/h. Until my board get too flexy, COS the delam got too serious. Once at pontian, i went back home in Singapore to get my old gbomb deck and go back to pontian to finish tomorrow final skate

Day 4
Pontian to Singapore
Distance: 110km
Time on board: 7 hours 52 mins

It is the Final Countdown.. Flo Just A Couple Of Spins had skated 3400 km from Saigon to Singapore.. today he finished his 70 day of adventure in Singapore. I had the honour of joining him in his final leg.. Finally, get to skate with a long distance skater in long treks. we get to share interesting pointers on long treks. I tried his trailer. My god, once pushed to speed, the trailer will push u further with its momentum.

Today, we navigated the busy roads of johor bahru. In fact, we skated on Malaysia Expressway 1.. it is so scary and stressful. We are trying not to get ourselves killed. Finally we skated into malaysian checkpoint, using the motorcycle lane. The malaysian officer took a glance at us and let us go. We cross the causeway bridge and into singapore custom. Being Singapore Anal on rules, the officers summoned us to the office and questioned us.. i can hear the officers discussing about us.. Confirm we are first skateboarders to cross the causeway checkpoint on longboards. Usually, the motorcycle lane is for motorcycles and bicycles, never skateboard.. but after today, they will put a sign for skateboarders haha.. i guess we are the talk of the day in immigration office. 2 crazy skaters trying to skate into singapore on causeway checkpoint. this is indefinably the craziest thing i do..
after a hour or so, they let us off and we are on the road again.. another technical issue.. no rules written about skateboarders on singapore roads..

if you wondering if you can skate across causeway checkpoint, yes you can.. just expect lots of questioning

finally, flo arrived at his destination, Singapore Merlion in esplande to officially end his journey. i am getting tired of writing this after skating 100km in tough environment. tomorrow i shall update more

Day 2 Malacca to Batu Pahat

Day 2
Malacca to Batu Pahat
Distance: 95km
Time on board : 5 hours 49 mins

Before we started the day, i lost my camelbak mouthpiece, dropped somewhere in guesthouse. That means no sipping water on the go. I have to stop to drink water. Nevertheless, we managed to skate with great momentum. After initial slow start out of malacca, we push each other, skating at 18 to 20km/h for a long stretch without breaks. That is the good thing of skating with long distance skate traveller. We push ourselves to our
Limits. I maintain a rhythm. 5 pushs, then 5 Strokes of paddle, then 5 push then pump for 10 secs.

Without my water bag, i have to skate fast in the heat and stop for water breaks every 15km. Our average speed was 17 km/h for 80km until it started to rain. As always, the final 20km is hardest in every journey. Alway so close yet so far. We just have to push in the rain to get to our guesthouse.

Malaysia Skate 2016 Day 1

Day 1
Port Dickson to Malacca
Distance: 78km
Time on board : 5 hours 9 mins

Arrived last night 1am at Hotel suria at port Dickson from Singapore. Met up with Flo of Just a couple of Spins. Then few hours later, we started skating at 8am. Keeping good pace together at 16km/h until i got my first accident of the trip. Some friendly locals waved at me so i waved back .at that Moment of distraction, i skated into a curb. Thankfully,i am well used to getting injured in my trips. Is just a small scratch but my phone screen cracked so no photos for this trip. Too bad.

After Route 5, we took a small shortcut into a rural road but it cuts right into a military camp. Obviously,the guards are not going to let US in and it is a 15 km detour back. So we walk across the beach next to the camp and unwittingly smuggled into the military zone. That is so crazy. Smuggling and skating inside the military zone is craziest skating thing ever. When we exited the checkpoint,the guards checked US out. We assured them we are just lost stupid tourists who got lost. They recorder our data then let US go. We hurried to malacca before they changed their minds.

Japan Samurai Skate Movie

Day 13 Japan samurai skate Kumamoto to Aso

Day 12 Rest in Kumamoto

Day 13 Japan samurai skate
Kumamoto to Aso
Distance : 44km
Time on board : 3 hours 39 mins

Finally I, the Assoh found the Ah Soh in Aso. I could have actually taken the easier flatter but longer 77km route to kurume but decided to torture myself to go to look my buddy Joni in Aso. Aso is at the bottom of Mount Aso and its five peaks. It would be definitely uphill skate all the way for me and I chose it over the easier kurume route. Well I am sadist haha.

Though it is a short 44km skate but it is uphill all the way as I ascended from sea level to 600m elevation in the mountains. So I take a long time to reach Aso. My average speed is just 12kmh, considering I am pushing and paddling uphill all the way. It is not so bad as it seems, as it gradually climbs. Not the steep mountain pass. It is just long gradual climb, so I keep skating at slow steady pace, not to burn myself out. The view is breathtaking as the mountains of Aso appears on the horizon as I skate.

I was tempted to stop halfway and take the train but each time I reach a train station, I decided to go to next one, by then I realize I already reach Aso..

Day 11 Japan samurai skate Minamata to Kumamoto

Day 11 Japan samurai skate
Minamata to Kumamoto
Distance : 85km
Time on board : 6 hours 16 mins

Began riding at 7.42am, already is a climb 150m. Got police checking again At Ashikita. This time they warn me there is a long tunnel ahead, advise me not to go and take a train instead through their Google translation. Well, good news is I cut short journey by few km. Took train to higo-futami and resume skating. By Yatsuhiro, the roads flattens out and smoother. I am able to skate back at my usual touring speed at 15-18km/h

Just before Kumamoto, my phone battery died out cos yesterday there was no charging when I switch off the lights. I am staying in an eco hotel so they really save power. I only realise in the morning. No phone no GPS to navigate to my hostel. But there is 7 11. You can charge ur phone and got wifi and have good meal. I never visited 711 in my lifetime till now.

Day 10 Japan samurai skate satsuma sendai to Minamata

Day 10 Japan samurai skate
satsuma sendai to Minamata
Distance : 65km
Time on board : 4 hours 40 mins

Made a short detour to the samurai museum of satsuma where the movie Last Samurai is based on. Of course there was no Tom Cruise in it. Anyway my trip is called Japan samurai skate. Of course must go to samurai museum

After which I connect to route 3, then I was slammed by the coastal wind in Izumi, at least got Seaview to accompany me along the way.

Reach Minamata city at 2. 15 pm. This city is famous for its chemical pollution, which it's residents were poisoned by chemical dumps in 70s. There is actually a term Minamata disease