Monday, July 25, 2011

Peninsular Malaysia rendezvous part 2

Done with lunch, we headed north. The plan was for us to ride straight to Malaysian-Thai border, before retiring to the lead rider's parents' house. After Penang, we again entered the highway and maintained a 130km/h average speed. It was a boring route, without much to see, plus the fact that we rode with a full, cholesterol-laden stomach. Then, came the highlight of the journey. We reached Changlon, a northern district where riders would normally stop before entering Thailand. We were greeted by a group of CBX riders, and true to Malaysian hospitality, they guided us to a "cendol" restaurant. We spent almost an hour here, before we continued our journey to Padang Besar. Now, the ride had become more interesting, as we rode through B-road, with picturesque sceneries, the route cuts through a sugarcane plantation, the biggest in Malaysia..






My Wife



Alun Davies wannabe...


At about 4pm, we reached our destination, Padang Besar. What a ride! 491 km in total.


Not much excitement though, as Padang Besar is normally frequented for shopping, heaven for cheap Thailand products. Both my panniers were fully-packed with things, as by the next day, i had to continue my journey to Kelantan together only with my wife. I had instructions from work, to settle some matters in Kelantan, and they "had" to have me go. Nevermind, more about that later. Just mentioning, to highlight my points about the "plans go awry" thing..

Apis - CBX750, Me- ER6n , Ustad Nazri-CBX750, Nas - Virago 535





Shared success..


We spent about 2 hours in Padang Besar, before finally heading back to Padang Sera, our lead rider's hometown, our stop for the first night.



Padang Sera, Kedah. North Malaysia



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