We picked up two passengers unawares, kittens from the farm crept under the
vehicle. An hour down the road we tried to poke them out with a stick – but
they were still mewing below the cabin that afternoon. Don’t know where they
left us- unfortunately far from home. Through Bahau, headed into windy
mountainous terrain covered in plantations, roots holding in the slippery red
clay. Entered Pahang region – noticeably cleaner, no litter. People very proud
in uniforms; plenty of schools and kindergartens full of beautifully attired
children. Women in long colourful dresses, rode motorcycles (some with helmet
over their veils) and picked kids up, often three abreast. Men on bikes and
scooters carry tin canisters, fruit, spice packets, scales. Many open trucks
with no doors or windscreens, carrying big timber loads. Tilapia and catfish in
net enclosures and tanks along wide muddy Pahang River ready for cooking. First big mountains appearing as we moved
north towards Jerantut. Water buffalo in muddy ditches, or being herded by
bikers. Goats tethered along side of road.
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| Truly - we only went in for wifi... |
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| Confluence of rivers |
Followed paper map and local signs
north to Kuala Temberling looking to cross into Taman Nagara from resort of
same name - but found Jeti meant wooden boats not bridge -hmm, back to
Jerentut! (probably should have relied more heavily on Garmin Malaysia Map, and
Pocket Earth app with the Asia maps
downloaded before we left home!) Ironically the sawmill marked the turnoff to
National Park!
We found
JnJ's vehicle, not at campsite (which translates to hostel without an inch of
land), but on bank of Sungai Temberling with note saying they’d be back
tomorrow night after two day jungle trek. Unfortunately went to also camp on
river but Ozzie’s top boxes pulled down electrical wires to one of the floating
barge restaurants -oops! Had to camp in hotel’s gated carpark instead.
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