West Malaysia loop ride

So much has happened in the last few years. WMLR2017 was a really eventful ride for me. That we were then able to complete WMLR2018 and WMLR2019 was a true demonstration of passion! Then Covid19 hit us and every adventure had to take a break. Today, we are finally ready to look at WMLR2024 and determined to make it an adventure to remember! Before that, let’s briefly catch up on what happened in the preceding years.

We rode from 16th to 22nd February for WMLR2017, covering Kuala Terengganu, Georgetown, a river rafting adventure at Sungei Sedim, an exploration of Nibong Tebal, followed by Kuala Lumpur and then back home. The experiences at Sungei Sedim and Nibong Tebal were completely new for us, it was eye-opening and lots of fun. Kuala Lumpur was full of fantastic food. On our last day in KL, we set out for Singapore in a happy mood. We did not get far though as I was involved in an accident on one of the expressways and broke my right arm. Thankfully, everyone was very helpful with the many arrangements for the bike, and Randy helped get me back to Singapore after my surgery.

I am very thankful that my arm recovered in time for WMLR2018! We rode from 26th April to 2nd May. This time we covered Temerloh, Taiping, Bukit Tinggi, Malacca and then back to Singapore. We spent more time in Taiping and Malacca. The most memorable moments on this trip were in Taiping. We went up Maxwell Hill on a jeep which felt like a roller coaster ride! It felt like the driver just floored the accelerator and never lifted his foot off the floor. Maxwell Hill was memorable too as Chris made his wedding proposal! It was lovely to be a part of this major life event.

WMLR2019 was the last one we did before Covid19. We rode from 15th to 20th April. This time round we covered Kuala Terengganu, Georgetown and Kuala Lumpur. It was a simpler ride and we spend more time in Georgetown and Kuala Lumpur so we could explore the cities a little bit more. This was a ride focused a lot on food and we discovered some really nice places along the way. At the time, I remember thinking that it was a real milestone to have completed the WMLR for 10 consecutive years and was looking forward to start the next 10! Little did we know that we would all be kept at home for a very long time with Covid 19 hitting us all in 2020.

Now we are ready to restart the WMLR and I can’t wait to get started! This year we return to our roots, to the WMLR2010 way of exploration, discovery and adventure. Stay tuned!