Beautiful scenery (Terengganu Trip Day 3)
The plan today was to go to Hotel Awana to do sea sports. I was looking forward to riding the jetski. The only one time I rode a jetski was in Desaru about more than 6 years ago, and it was damn fun.
Morning was free and easy, so the 4 of us set out to look for Ramly burger. Since coming to Malaysia, we haven't been able to find a single Ramly burger stall!! All this while I had thought that Ramly burger was like one of the main highlights of Malaysian food, but it seems that it wasn't a favorite in that part of the country. We walked all over but couldn't find, so we ended up going back to have biscuits.
After lunch, we set off for Hotel Awana, but not before making a stop to see some beautiful scenery.
As it turned out, Hotel Awana was quite disappointing. There was only 1 jetski available, and its no fun going out alone. So we decided to relax while the moms went to the spa, and the kids played in the sea.
For dinner, we went to a local Chinese seafood restaurant, and we brought along a few of the squid that we caught last night. Dinner was fantastic, in particular the Tiger prawn and the Fried Squid. The way the squid was prepared was better than any calamari dish I had tried before. Over dinner, TM's uncle was telling us his previous experiences here. Terengganu is actually famous for the turtles. LeatherBacks and Green Turtles would come here to lay their eggs and return to sea. But that was some 10 years ago. He related the story when he and his wife would camp at the beach, and in the middle of the night, discovered a turtle directly outside their tent, with 3 other turtles nearby. But due to egg poachers and overall lack of protection, the turtle numbers have dwindled. Even though the turtles are now a protected species, over tourism has also chased them away. 2 years ago, they had to walk for 2 hours to find a turtle. Its such a pity. We humans often fail to see the consequences of our actions, and today, we are directly affected, as we will not be able to see any turtles.
TM's uncle then brought us to the Hotel Tanjong Jara, the most expensive hotel in the area. And it is easy to see why.
The landscaping was very good, with ponds, fountains and everything, but the best part was that the hotel was built around a bay. There was a beautiful full moon out, and the sea was calm, so the moonlight glittered off the surface.
The picture really doesn't do justice to scene that day. With the sound of the sea washing up against the sand, and basking in the pale glow of the moonlight, just being able to see this has made the trip all worthwhile. I can imagine it must have been a night like that where the Legend of Chang-er came about, because the moon seemed to be like a beautiful woman that day.
We had to go back eventually, hoping to catch an equally beautiful sunrise the next morning.
Watermelon movement chart
1 watermelon was brought out. No watermelon eaten. 1 watermelon came back. Needless to say, I'm finding Watermelon family fetish for the fruit quite irritating.
Morning was free and easy, so the 4 of us set out to look for Ramly burger. Since coming to Malaysia, we haven't been able to find a single Ramly burger stall!! All this while I had thought that Ramly burger was like one of the main highlights of Malaysian food, but it seems that it wasn't a favorite in that part of the country. We walked all over but couldn't find, so we ended up going back to have biscuits.
After lunch, we set off for Hotel Awana, but not before making a stop to see some beautiful scenery.
As it turned out, Hotel Awana was quite disappointing. There was only 1 jetski available, and its no fun going out alone. So we decided to relax while the moms went to the spa, and the kids played in the sea.
For dinner, we went to a local Chinese seafood restaurant, and we brought along a few of the squid that we caught last night. Dinner was fantastic, in particular the Tiger prawn and the Fried Squid. The way the squid was prepared was better than any calamari dish I had tried before. Over dinner, TM's uncle was telling us his previous experiences here. Terengganu is actually famous for the turtles. LeatherBacks and Green Turtles would come here to lay their eggs and return to sea. But that was some 10 years ago. He related the story when he and his wife would camp at the beach, and in the middle of the night, discovered a turtle directly outside their tent, with 3 other turtles nearby. But due to egg poachers and overall lack of protection, the turtle numbers have dwindled. Even though the turtles are now a protected species, over tourism has also chased them away. 2 years ago, they had to walk for 2 hours to find a turtle. Its such a pity. We humans often fail to see the consequences of our actions, and today, we are directly affected, as we will not be able to see any turtles.
TM's uncle then brought us to the Hotel Tanjong Jara, the most expensive hotel in the area. And it is easy to see why.
The landscaping was very good, with ponds, fountains and everything, but the best part was that the hotel was built around a bay. There was a beautiful full moon out, and the sea was calm, so the moonlight glittered off the surface.
The picture really doesn't do justice to scene that day. With the sound of the sea washing up against the sand, and basking in the pale glow of the moonlight, just being able to see this has made the trip all worthwhile. I can imagine it must have been a night like that where the Legend of Chang-er came about, because the moon seemed to be like a beautiful woman that day.
We had to go back eventually, hoping to catch an equally beautiful sunrise the next morning.
Watermelon movement chart
1 watermelon was brought out. No watermelon eaten. 1 watermelon came back. Needless to say, I'm finding Watermelon family fetish for the fruit quite irritating.
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