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To darn long but worth it for me - first timer you see. -- tangotee, Wed, Sep 11 2002, 13:09:45

Saturday morning, 6:40 A.M, we're a little behind schedule, we suppose to take off at 0530 hours. Traffic was light, moved off from East Coast area to Tampines Express, then Seletar Express, Bukit Timah Express and then Woodlands checkpoint. Cleared Singapore immigrations and customs quickly, and just 15 minutes to clear Malaysian immigrations and customs (green lane - nothing to declare).

I got the travelling directions from Alex Kang's website, good write up...

http://ak_sgp.tripod.com/p02-gettingthere.htm#by%20car

Arrived at Ping Anchorage office in Kulau Terrenganu at 5:15 P.M. In hotel by 6:00 P.M. A good 11 1/2 hour road trip. Had a total of 5 stops along the way. Taking the North-South Express way (using Touch 'n' Go card - saves lotsa time). Stopped at Machap for 3/4 hour, switched over to highway 12 to head to Kuantan: get-off at Yong Peng, head towards Segamat by way of Labis. Switch over to highway 3, stopped at Kuantan pass to refuel for 15 minutes (V-Power - best value for money, added power easily overtakes slow moving logging trucks). Stopped somewhere at 216 kilometer stone to K.T. on highway 3 at 1:30 P.M. for lunch - great Indonesian style Nasi Padang, awesome friend chicken. You can't miss it, many industrial workers, within sight of high-powered tension electric pylons, on highway 3 216 km stone to K.T. or 250 km stone to K.L. (same stone).

Average speed has dropped now to 80 km/h, many logging trucks and tankers, route starts to wind here. Stopped at Cherating, two locations, for about 1 hour totally. Made good time to Ping Anchorage, 15 past 5.

BTW - first time driving on the East Coast. Going up was great - average speed 110 km/h. Coming back was much much longer, 12 1/2 hours. 12:15 PM moved off at Bay Bayou day/night carpark at Merang Jetty. That's another hour to get to K.T. town. From there lunched an hour, back on highway 3, stopped to pick up some dryed seafood, sotong, crackers, for about 15 minutes. Raced back to Kuantan pass to gain as much ground before sundown... entering highway 12, started to rain, boy! What a electricial show of mother's nature might, especially in the pitch blackness after sun has set. Speed dropped as low as 60 km/h at some point. Many vehicles slowing down, mostly logging trucks and tankers. Saw pretty bad accident involving two trucks and two lorries, all heading to K.T. while we were heading the other way back to Yong Peng. You know what, the slowdown is not due to blocks on our lane but folks slowing dowing to look at the melee. Siow! Lost 20 minutes just because of that. Rain, rain, hard as though someone was tapping on one's windshield. Customs and immigrantion was a breeze. Quite an experience for first-timers. Arrived back in East Coast past 12 midnight.

Would I do it again. Oh yes! But only if I have the time, it ate up 1 1/2 days to get there and back, worth the view of the sea while on highway 3. Bluest I've seen so far. Not even 17 mile drive can beat that.

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[> [> You the best! -- Vin, Wed, Sep 11 2002, 23:38:54

Hi, you are wonderful. Will print out your reply and bring it along. BTW, where did you park? Was the boat ride ok? Thank you for your help and sharing all the info. Will go find that Nasi Padang place.
Thank you!

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[> [> [> And you have a great holiday and great food as well! -- tangotee, Thu, Sep 12 2002, 0:59:36

I looking at my digital photos and the Nasi Pandang place is called Restoran Balok Makmur, on its right is a Petronas Gas Station. Adjacent to it is a tiny fish 'market' called AB Fresh Mart, address: No. A7, Taman Balok Makmur, 26100 Kuantan, tel: 09-5839599 / 019-9171530, note: phone numbers belong to 'convenient' store (selling fresh fish) that is on the left side of the makan place. Cheap and good food Nasi Padang style. Best to speak Malay to stand a chance of getting info if you need their assistance in directing you there.

To all visitors, please keep Redang and Terrenganu clean and beautiful, it belongs to all of us folks! :)

We parked at Bay Bayou - shelterd carpark cost 10 riggit a day, I repeat, 10 riggit a day. We parked there at 9 AM Sunday and got the car back at 11:30 AM Wednesday, the owner and operator charged us 10 riggit a day, 40 riggit. Did not agree with the charges even if 10 riggit is only 4.50 singapore. The principle of it. Anyways, I would park there as he said, 24 hour security, why? Because, he pointed out, his house is within line of sight to the sheltered lots.

BTW, 5 riggit for un-shelterd lots for the other operators. There are now 3 (or 4) operators, used to be only 2. A sign of increase visitors to Redang driving by car. Good or bad, only time will tell. The lower part of Pasir Panjang beach was littered with man-made garbage, mostly mineral bottle, car drinks, tertrapaks, beer car, straform boxes for take-out burgers, the works lah. :(

Anyways, Blue Bayou is okay. My instincts told me to stay away from other operators who were touting me to come to there location.

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[> [> [> [> Thank you! -- Vin, Fri, Sep 13 2002, 0:01:20

More great info! Boleh lah! Will makan nasi padang and park at Blue Bayou. Terima Kasih!

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[> Boat Ride to Redang -- tangotee, Fri, Sep 13 2002, 10:22:33

It depends on the resort you are staying. Buddy of mine stayed at Pelangi, they transport guests by speedboat, the fastest at Merang jetty I was told, late his brother went and confirmed this too. FOUR, and not two or three, outboard Mercury motors - wife and I was looking for it, don't see it, all waiting boat only 2 outboard motors. Just like one of the forumites said, it is like Mission Impossible. Half hour to beach landing.

As for us three, I was prepared for the worst, kept my hat and sunglasses, and looked for a life jacket. Not long after, I realise that the trip would take us 60 minutes (eventhough boat crew told me it was 50 minutes). It was a nice leisure ride - life jacket NOT required. My father and I saw flying fishes - sitting topside with no canopy. They were like flat stones skipping on water - 5 hops, disappear then again, first time seeing the smaller asian version - shiny bluish body. Lasted only a few seconds but great show... sun was out, water was relatively calm, there were 11 or 12 pax and none looked seasick when we beached. Even after sitting top-side, about 10 feet up from the waterline, we were fine. The resort is Coral Island.