Route: Ghani start from Teluk Kumbar, WoeiTong start from Bukit Jambul Indah, TK start from Jalan Perak.
Main route : Ferry -> Kuala Muda -> Penanti -> Respective Home
Distance : Ghani ( 124 km ), TK Tan ( 83.5 km ), WoeiTong ( 94 km )
Duration: Bloody 9-11 hrs ride
Note worthy : Ghani first attempt to pedal over 100 km; Discovered "Penanti Kambing" restaurant. No support car required for this trip.
My MTB cum Touring Bike:
Initial thought for Gahni and me just want to pedal to Kuala Muda then back to island, this is a test run for us to see how things goes for our June Kuala Perlis trip. But, on Friday we heard that Penanti have a restaurant that prepare delicious mutton meals, this restaurant even put lamb milk in their coffee and "air bandung". We decided to give it a try since Penanti is not that far from Kuala Muda and Butterworth ferry terminal. TK decided to join as well due to this "Penanti Kambing"
We don't have any dramas reaching Kuala Muda, just bounced to some riders who joined the Pendang Jamboree today.
Confidence and Happy Faces:
At Pg Ferry Terminal:
In Ferry, TK and Ghani get excited since both of them didn't take any ferry trip for few years now:
At Kuala Muda Beach, and main motivation factor to have this trip:
Friendly local pakcik, he get some "shock" when learned we come from Bayan Lepas area:
Reached Puncak Mutiara Cafe in Penanti:
I love the environment and the set up, pretty cozy even we reach there at 12pm:
Getting ourselves comfortable:
Appetizers:
Gone in 60s:
Main course: Nasi Briyani Paha Kambing
Our problem start when we leave Penanti for Ferry Terminal at 1pm. Ghani and TK having problem just even to continuous pedal for 3km under scorching sun, there are frequent stops, a 15km distance take us 2 hours to reached Butterworth ferry terminal. Talk about heavy lunch + scorching sun, this is a big no-no. But I do pitty them especially the BKE stretch, it is hot and challenged the weak minded. Luckily both Ghani and TK able to tough it out.
Overall this is a exciting trip, three of us love the Penanti Kambing and also help me realized, I might over estimate myself able to pedal 190 km in a day when come to June trip. Last but not least, three of us became "orang arang". Well, need to go back to drawing board see how to do ~450km in 3 days. As for this restaurant, definitely a big thumb up from three of us.
