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The advantage of camping by the beach is that when we woke up the next morning, we could jump right into the sea for a swim. After the morning dip, we cooked instant noodles (with eggs) and had Ovaltine for breakfast by the beach. Packed up and left at about 11am as the crowd was starting to build up again while we headed to Kuantan for some coffee before hitting the road again for the journey back to Johor Bahru (stopped at Mersing for fishball noodles). Although we were travelling on the same trunk road that connected Kota Bharu to Kuantan, this stretch of the highway (linking Kuantan and Johor Bahru) was a lot more boring and monotonous as all one could see was oil palm plantations. Perhaps we did not really want the trip to end though all of us were really fatigued by all that travelling. Surprisingly, when we got back to Johor Bahru, there was no major traffic jam and I made my way back to Singapore via public transport after Black drove me to the customs. The Great Drive was finally over and we were all back to our same old (and banal) routines. Although it has been a tiring trip, this had been a good introduction to Malaysia. We achieved what we had set out to do; cover (at least on the surface) all the states in the Peninsular Malaysia and made sampler visits to some of the cities. A side trip to Betong was done where this city is psychically in Thailand but culturally more Malaysia. Anyway, if I was to pick out my favourite cities, then I suppose it would then be Kota Bharu (Kelantan), Kuala Terengganu (Terengganu) and Kangar (Perlis) though I felt that we had really rushed through Kota Bharu and Kuala Terengganu. To be honest, having our own transport offers the luxury of travelling at our own pace as compared to taking public transport. Without the car, we probably would not have covered all that distance (in the same amount of time) though the stops we made were more of a "been there done that". Perhaps this was really meant to be a trip where it would open up places that deserved a more detailed level of exploration. Hopefully one day I will be able to visit these places again but probably at a lot lesser stressful pace.

		wyattwang.com doing it at the Masjid Tengku Tengah Zaharah (or Floating Mosque), Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia.
		It was a nice photograph taken. Soon was tackling a rather large rock at the Kuala Abang beach near to Dungun (Terengganu).
		The scenic Federal Route 3 offers wonderful views like this along the east coast of Malaysia.
		In fact, this particular beach might be so good that even newly-wed couples come here for their wedding photo shoot!
		Another photograph of the lovely Kuala Abang beach. It is beautiful, isn't it? Although there was accommodation (i.e. Kuala Abang Guesthouse, beach chalets at RM70/S$30.43) nearby, we did not stay there as we wanted to head further south before we take a rest for the evening. Anyway, the aunty from the guesthouse told us that turtles had not came up here to lay eggs for more than 10 years ago.
		The gang having dinner at C.B.Wee Restaurant in Kampong Bukit Pauh (near to Dungun). The food was really good (Chinese Halal but beer was served) and a meal for 4 set us back by RM34 (or S$14.78).
		If one has to queue up for McDonalds, you could imagine how busy the place could be. - impressions of Teluk Chempedak, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
		Our simple sleeping quarters. Period. p.s.: Look at all the rubbish being littered almost everywhere. Luckily we came in during the night. :(
		The morning sun shines over the cloudy sky. It was a wonderful morning as it was not hot and yet it did not rain.
		Black was very excited when he took out all his cooking equipment so that he could heat up the water to cook instant noodles. He probably like this kind of life style but all it could remind me was the outfield missions which I had did when I was in the army. - impressions of Teluk Chempedak, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
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