Day 7: Day of Turtles

Day 7: Day of the turtles
Kuantan to Cukai, Trengganu, Malaysia

Distance: 60km
Time on board: 4 hours 54 mins
Cumulative distance: 429 km

60km of bad roads, struggled at 13-14km/h but at least monsoon season is almost over. No more rain, just Sun and more sun.

Followed the crazy french man Thierry into the Kuantan Port, an industrial area with heavy vehicles and chipseal roads. But because of this, we bumped into Faizal on his car, who is also cycle tourist. Coming december, He plans to cycle from Malaysia all the way to Mecca for his Haj.

Dropped by Cherating Turtle Sanctuary for a tour. That is what touring about. Riding, eating and sightseeing. Just after the sanctuary, we bumped into Sara, who had a punctured tyre. KC, Dave and Thierry sprang into action to fix her bicycle.

In 2014, I toured East malaysia with a group of cyclists. Loo Sin, Yinj, Rei Shi, HJ and Mun Cheong. We rode from Trengganu to Cukai. Now I am back in Cukai, it brings back the memories.