Monday, February 28, 2011

Desaru revisited

Since our training ride to Desaru last year, we'd been talking about another ride up. Finally came about with a few changes.

The ferry is no longer in operation, so we had to take the bum boat. $10 per pax, with $2 bike charge. But had to wait for 12 pax before the bum boat would leave. With only 9 pax, we had to pay a small surcharge.

Missed the turning toward the undulating route (should take route 92 towards Kota Tinggi, first left turn after the Y-junction leaving Renggit). So we did the coastal route (route 90) instead. Strong headwind going north, and it was tough to maintain 25 kph.

At the Petronas station, we deliberated over taking the rolling route back, but since we were unsure, we opted to take 90 back. Note: south-bound is easier than north-bound.

Unfortunately, CL had a tumble along the flat due to strong winds. Nothing serious apart from abrasions and a wobbly front wheel.

Last ferry at 4 pm. We reached the Pengilih ferry terminal around 3 pm, with time to spare. 106 km.

Next time, we'll do 130km :)

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