The journey to Malaysia took 30 mins and we were immediately into a very rural area such a contrast from cosmopolitan Singapore. The road from immigration passed through tropical rain forest and we were entertained several times by groups of monkeys playing by the side of the road. We also saw two giant lizards which scuttled across the road in front of us. Gradually the rain forest gave way to mile upon mile of oil palm fields. Hurry to see Malaysia before all the forest is destroyed.
It was very hot and humid and we made frequent stops at road side stalls where people were very friendly and found the tandem very amusing. Finally we reached Kota Tinggi which was 45 miles from the start of the day.
We found the hotel suggested by the Guide Book which was very much a one star but did have a shower!
Up by 6am today and were on the road by 7am. We stopped for our breakfast after an hour Jeff had noodles with fish sauce and I had a pancake with an omelette very nice too!
After a long old day and several stops we arrived knackered at Mersing where we booked into the best hotel in the town - we thought we deserved it after last night.
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Glad to hear you are enjoying the holiday. We would recommend booking into more 4* hotels and taking the rest of the journey by air-conditioned taxi with a bike rack on the roof, as it sounds like you have earned it.
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