Road trip to Terengganu

We returned home exhausted last evening after an exhausted but fun trip to Terengganu.

Friday, 1 June
We set off from home at 5.30am to Komoco for the flag off at 6.30am. After customs, about 30 cars drove to Yong Peng for the famous fishball mee, which we found it tasted OK. We proceeded to Kuantan then Terengganu and checked into our hotel at Awana Kijal at about 5pm. The hotel is not in supreme condition but bearable.


Saturday, 2 June
Started in the morning, we went for our village tour. The first stop was the Sungai Pandan waterfall in Kuantan where we experienced walking on a hanging bridge overlooking the kid-friendly waterfall. Hubby and Kieran went for a dip there and Raeyen joined just before they returned. Then we went to the Turtle Sanctuary for the kids to release baby turtles into the ocean. It was a fantastic experience, never mind about the donation of RM60 per baby turtle. We went to see monkey working on a coconut tree and drank the famous Hai Peng coffee at Chukai. Returned to the hotel in the afternoon and the kids had a fun time in the kiddie pool.

Video of Raeyen by the pool


Sunday, 3 June
Checked out in the morning as we embarked our journey home. While driving towards Yong Peng, the convoy ordered the famous Muar otah. Bought some local foodstuff at the wholesale centre and had sumptuous lunch at the Mexica restaurant. At 6pm we drove towards JB in the rain and caught up in a massive traffic jam as there were 3 accidents! It took us 2 hours odd to get through to the Malaysian customs. After sending my sis home. Raeyen vomitted while hubby had tummy problem.

The trip could have been more fun if the weather was not scorching hot. While we cannot change the weather, it was still good fun zipping around the less-trodden path. The kids got to enjoy a different type of holiday, the adults got to learn how to handle the kids in confined space. I had become a make shift DVD portable player console for the kids during the road trip to kill some boredom. Trying to constraint Raeyen's movement in the car or strapping him in his booster seat which he doesn't fancy. Kieran was no problem at all. My sis was a great help and hubby's stamina to drive and skill in cutting lane in a single-lane 2-way road was admirable.

To me, a holiday is everyone's job to make sure each and every person in the travelling group enjoys the trip and stay happy. Getting angry over trivial matters is not worth the while.