West Malaysia loop ride

Day two.

Waking up in the morning after a good night’s sleep is really nice. What made it nicer was that I woke up to a completely different environment. One that is quiet, cool and peaceful. I slept soundly and comfortably. The room was of a good size and the air conditioning worked very well too!

I was definitely hungry. I could not wait to have breakfast. In fact, I have waited for an entire year to be back in this part of the country so I can look for a good Nasi Dagang breakfast!

We decided to go out in more relaxing gear since we will only be riding for short distances within Kuala Terengganu today. We also decided to go out with fewer bikes.

Tony was giving Paul a ride this morning.

Paul snapped a picture of me riding.

Snap snap snap!!!

Thumbs up…can’t wait to get to the breakfast place!

Finally made it to Warung Pak Po!

We were actually looking around for nice places to eat. Our usual routine is to ride around looking for places that looked good and had a good ambience. Warung Pak Po certainly looked the part!

Nasi Kunyit with Rendang and Super Chili Padi Sambal

I could not find Nasi Dagang here though so I settled for the Nasi Kunyit (Tumerik Rice) instead. It came with Rendang and this super spicy chili padi sambal sauce. It was VERY yummy. For some reason, local food always tastes yummier when traveling!

We also had some toasted corn buns. Not quite what we were expecting but they tasted pretty good…and SWEET!

Everything wolfed down fast!

Next stop was the beautiful Crystal Mosque. We saw this mosque from afar a year ago when we were passing through and simply had to return to take another look. It was glistening in the midday sun and looked spectacular from a distance.

The road leading to it was promising…

Finally!!!

The Crystal Mosque!!!

I love the symmetry here…

Look at all those beautiful domes…

A fuller perspective…

Gotta get a group photo in!

Some of gang looked a little worn out after walking around the mosque in the hot sun.

Or maybe they were not…

Whatever the case, it was soon time to head out for some lunch! We were at this particular shop before and remembered the owner catches his own fish for the dishes that he makes. So we tried to find the shop again…

And find it we did!

Look at the hungry faces!

No wonder the hungry faces…just look at that food!

Even the kitty cat knows this is the place for local fresh seafood…

And the man himself…

After lunch, we decided to head to Pulau Duyong, like the last time, to see if we have better luck looking for the boat builders. We could not find them the last time we were there…but hey…never give up!

And found them we did! These folks build boats the traditional way…unfortunately…it must be lunch time…or siesta time…or something…because there was nobody inside working…and nobody around who could show us the place. It was still good to see a boat that was on construction though.

So what to do on a hot sunny day? Well…we had the perfect solution!

We hit the beach!

It was a pristine beach…and quiet too!

Tony…going for a dip or just for a photo?

Have a break…but where is the Kit Kat?

After this we headed back to get some rest at the guest house before going out for dinner. We decided to try and look for the place that was recommeded by our host. Apparently it was near the airport and getting there required traveling on the perimeter road.

I had to stop along the narrow perimeter road in order to capture this beautiful sunset with my phone! Not sharp…but who cares?

Who do you think is the hungriest of them all?

A superb dinner…and look at that superb Kerabu Ikan Bilis on the bottom right corner!!!

We got back to the guest house after dinner and called it a night…because tomorrow would be a special morning!