01 June 2018

Perjalanan ke Pulau Perhentian

Pergi
Bertolak dari Temerloh pada 6:30pagi (selepas solat subuh). Breakfast di R&R Temerloh.
Pic below sunrise at Temerloh Bridge at Highway E8
Sun rise at Temerloh Bridge Highway E8
Traveling Map, from Temerloh to Kuala Besut
Second pit stop detour left out of highway, to the Cheneh Petrol Station for refueling.  Takut tak ada petrol stesen di Highway LPT2.
Third pit stop and change of driver at R&R Kijal. Rupanya ada Petron mini petrol stesen di sini.
Kuala Besut Bridge
Kami ke Perhentian pada 5/5/2018, lima hari sebelum Pilihan Raya Umum ke 14 (General Election GE14). Jadi meriahlah dengan poster-poster parti. Big billboard gambar Najib Razak terpampang di sepanjang highway LPT2 kedua-dua arah, setiap satu kilometer. Berapalah kos kempen dan poster ni?, berbilion!!. Meluat tengok, patutlah rakyat Terengganu menolak BN.
Gambar bawah; Jambatan Kuala Besut.
General Election 14 Flags at Kuala Besut Bridge
Jeti Kuala Besut - Pintu ketibaan, dan Kaunter Tiket RM5.00 (warganegara) RM30 (foreigner), Caj Pemuliharaan Taman Laut.
Kuala Besut Jetty - arrival door
Sampai di Kuala Besut pada jam 12:30 tengah hari. Semasa kereta kami berpusing2 mencari tempat parking, seorang lelaki bermotorsikal menegur: "Nak ke Perhentian ke?, dah ada ticket ke?".
Kami kata tak de, lalu dia mengajak ke pejabat pelancongannya - Aina Holidays Sdn. Bhd.
Urusan parking kereta berpagar juga dibuat oleh lelaki itu.
Kuala Besut Jetty with many colourful GE14 flags
Bendera PAS dan BN. BN kalah! haha!. Rakyat mahu perubahan.
Kuala Besut Jetty to Perhentian Island
Harga tiket RM70 seorang pergi-balik. Sementara menunggu bot tiba, kami makan di gerai berhampiran  jeti
Tickets for Speedboat ride; RM70 two-way rides
Spray of sea water wet my shirt
Above speedboat pic by  TheMalaysianTimes,
and below by BackPackingMalaysia
My first time in a high power speedboat.  Although the weather was good, and no big waves, the ride was  bumpy. Luckily I sat at the back near the captain, so I didn't feel that bad. I saw no one had seasick or vomiting.
Life jackets are provided enough for every passengers,  mandatory to wear it. 
Benteng batu penahan ombak di muara sungai besut
Sampai di Perhentian Kecil, kelihatan ramai snorkelers di Coral Point
Powerful  mercury 150 hp outboard twin engines.
Our speedboat pilot/captain
Passengers to The Barat Resort Perhentian Besar disembark here. Floating jetty supported  by blue water tight containers.
This photo of The Barat Perhentian Beach Resort is courtesy of TripAdvisor
Pic of Kampung Nelayan - below
Perhentian Island Floating Mosque at Fisherman Village.
This building was built in 2011, and named as the Ar-Rahman Mosque, in remembrance of  Dr. Abdul. Rahman Mohktar, native of  Perhentian Kecil. He was Besut State Assemblyman from 2008 to his sudden demise in 2013.
Perhentian Islands is about 20km (10.8 nautical mile) from Kuala Besut, the ride take less than 30 minutes.
Arrived at  Perhentian Kecil Jetty @ 2pm, than  check in at the Bubu Resort .
Jalan-jalan cari makan ;)

 Jalan-jalan di Pantai Pasir Panjang (Long Beach), jom kita sewa kapal layar tu.


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Balik
Metal frame of Perhentian Island Jetty
Stairs and boats
Fish-eyes view of the jetty, the Mimpi Hotel, and the Bubu Resort. New Divers practicing their skill under the jetty.  

New boat pilot with a cigarette in lips.

Arrive at Kuala Besut Jetty around 2pm.
Kuala Besut - Gerbang Pelancongan Antarabangsa - International Tourism Gateway
Kuala Besut - Gerbang Pelancongan Antarabangsa
Kuala Besut - Gerbang Pelancongan Antarabangsa - International Tourism Gateway
BYE-BYE - SELAMAT TINGGAL
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29 May 2018

Pantai Tiga Ruang Pulau Perhentian Besar

Kawasan Rezab Pantai Tiga Ruang, Pulau Perhentian
Pantai Tiga Ruang Pulau Perhentian Besar

Pantai Tiga Ruang Pulau Perhentian Besar, Perhentian Turtle Project
Turtle Sanctuary Beach
Pantai Tiga Ruang Pulau Perhentian Besar, Boat Anchored
Turtle Sanctuary Beach
Sea cucumber, Gamat, black sea-cucumber
The black sausage shape sea cucumber. Gamat. Probably Bohadschia atra
Found it in a flat seabed at about 15 feet deep. I took off a life-jacket (please don't it), hold a breath and dive to get it. 
Meditation on rock at Pulau Perhentian
Bertapa di atas batu
Bamboo swing at Perhentian Island
Tuan Puteri Pulau Perhentian, berbuai sambil menyanyi
"Laju...laju...buaiku laju
Pohon beringin tegaknya tinggi
Kalau rendah menyapu bumi
Penghibur aku menolong aku
Bertiuplah oh angin bayu
Laju...laju...buaiku laju
Akulah anak yatim piatu"
corals with string
 The last stop at a Turtle Beach
running on the turtle beach
 Firdaus practicing his flying kick ala Bruce Lee. Belari di tepian pantai
running on the turtle beach
Berlari di tepian pantai
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