Cameron 6 Jun 08

Cameron 6 Jun 08

No.of bikes: 16 (inclusive 2 scooters)
Start Point: GP Esso/Petronas
Start Time: 0100hrs

The group reached Tapah R&R by 0630hrs. Everyone was sleepy and tired. We used Simpang Pulai entrance.
Here is Cheeko on his scooter.


Before reaching Simpang Pulai, the guys rode like a flock of birds. Uniform distance and constant speed too.





Some nice scene when we climb the highland dawn time, hands freeze even with gloves on.

Once at the group had safely reach the entrance, we started to slow down. The young ones enjoys the 400 turns like anything.





Mordecai went to pee and drop our bike due to the gradient.
Right Signal light gone, used scotch tape and tape it up before we moved off.

Reached Brinchang for Breakfast 0830hrs. Here are our travel guys; cheeko, Ducan

Hachi, Timothy, Wayne

Ryan, Wesley(mordecai colleague from army)

Aub

Ah Jap and girlfriend

The flowers are so nice!




Since we couldn't check into the apartment, we joined cheeko to the tea plantation/appreciation cafe to have a cup of tea. Breeze and tea was so comforting that we nearly fell asleep. (Have not sleep for the past 12hours since we left Singapore)





Once we reached the apartment, WE KO from 1300hrs till 1830hrs.
Wake Mordecai up for dinner; he was still feeling sleepy, did a sharp 90 deg turn on slope again we fell off the bike again. Scotch tape still holding the right signal light. Good thing we had our gear ons.
Mordecai stayed on the floor and smiled at the apartment's guest.

Our parking @apartment

Dinner w Wesley @Brinchang town. Food was not fantastic and yet expensive.

Balcony of the apartment.



Nice View

Hall

Our messy room

Common dining area

This 150mm rock melon cost RM9.90 very cute; not sure sweet or not. It was available @ Shell petrol kiosk.

7th June 08 0830hrs
We had our breakfast @brinchang and moved out to Gua Musang.
Hoping to look for Lake Kenyir.
Highway from Brinchang to Gua Musang; Blue Valley

Wesley on his Road King Harley Davidson

Mordecai and F.Spyder on the gradient



Landslide along highway 8 , near Kuala Krai



We stopped and asked 2 policemen for direction entrance to Lake Kenyir via Gua Musang w new highway. Instead the gentlemen told us to go to Kota Bahru and u turn enter thru Trengganu. We were 60km away from Kota Bahru. U turning would take forever.
Mordecai suggest to look for the other group who went in Kuala Koh. After seeing the 30 m drop landslide @ 18km of K.Koh entrance worst than 2 weeks ago, we decided to turn back to Cameron for Lunch cum Dinner.

This is the road suppose to be the new east-west highway from Gua Musang to Lake Kenyir to Trengganu. Not ready yet. So much about the myth.




Beautiful Rock Hill @ Gua Musang


@Gua Musang traffic junction heading to Cameron Highland

We ate our lunch cum dinner @ a town before Brinchang. Food was nice and not so expensive.
We had home made tofu, deep fried sotong w sauce, soup and eggs for RM40 (3 perons)





From Brinchang back to Tana Rata took forever with Traffic Jam all the way.


8th June 08 0800hrs we ate here again.

Nice Char Kwey Teow for RM3.50





The Char Kwey Teow Lady, nice lady who chatted with us.
She was surprised when I took her food and her photo.
Went to look for Lake Kenyir with tips from the other group who did it yesterday.

Mersing 1June 08

Date: 1 June 2008
Time: 1045hrs
Meeting Place: GP Esso

Moving off to Kulai


Late Breakfast @Kulai 1130hrs


Newly joined

Acting Cute

Wanton Noodle RM3.50

Giant Bao RM2.50

Mersing Beach at Last 1400hrs, some of the newbie mentioned they saw a hepco box opened like a sea shell along the here.

Shortly, we recieved BAD news of several accidents to our guys. Mr Yeo, 50+ skidded 20km away from the destination. At one of the turn (Oil palm plantation), Mr Yeo Frazer 6 skidded and his bike went under the railing. Mr Yeo was speeding to overtake the rest to rush to the front to help to mark. Apparent according to Joe and Richard who stopped to check on the accident, found Mr Yeo suffered head damaged. His eyes, nostril were bleeding. He took his breath in his friends hand.
When the traffic slow down to see the wreakage, another of the rider skidded on the sand pace on the road shoulder. According to eye witness, Airwolf suffered knee abrasion till wound can see the knee bone. Opening was about a 50cent coin.
Thanks to GohKM, he escort the injuried and another 5 more newbies back to Singapore for medical attention.
Joe contacted Mr Yeo family. The body was sent to local mortuary. The same nite, the family claimed his body back to singapore for funeral. Mr Yeo bike was a wreak beyond repair. It was inbound by the local police.
Despite the view at Mersing was fanatasic, the mood was terrible. Barnard was contacted and he rushed to our aid from KL. No one ate anything for their lunch. Patrick went back to the accident site to help the arrangement, file police report etc.

The group re-join 1700hrs. Barnard briefed the group before we left 1800hrs for Singapore.




The mist and fog after 1900hrs along mersing road was terrible; one can describe as pitch BLACK. Visualibilty dropped to a scarely level. Some of them were trying to rush home after the early accident, they speeded. Middle of the return; we noticed our bikes were parked along the side of the road then we saw a ridder on the road. Another S4 skidded. Dave on his siren to warn on coming vehicles, Yuan took our Mag lite to help direct opposite direction traffic while we check the rider's condition. After ensure that he did not suffered from head, major bone injuries; the rider was placed on Dave ST1100 and escorted back to Singapore AH. Rider found with only finger injuries before in shock. Along the way back to JB-GP-Singapore-AH, prayed for his safety- worried that he might fall off the bike...

Home by 2300hrs then we took our lunch cum dinner. Strangely during state of emergency, one did not feel hungry. Grace of God supplied us with energy to handle the needed than you feel hungry!