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| The morning after at Nur Cafe |
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| Atlantis, The Lost Kingdom |
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| A short detour from Jalan Desaru - Tg Balau leads to Atlantis |
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| The road is actually 2 lanes with a faint line in the center. It has since been reduced to a single track road as the vegetation takes over! |
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| A group of young Indian men who arrived earlier, briefed us on how to enter the building and where to go, saving us time! They came in 2 cars, celebrating over beers and smokes |
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| Construction of Atlantis came to a halt in 1997 during the Asian Financial Crisis |
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| Of course when a building looks this eerie, there's bound to be ghost stories |
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| This skull adds to the climax |
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| Rooftop view |
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| Seaview...run! |
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| Beach view...back hop! |
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| Trees...flamingo? |
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| Look...our bikes! |
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| Strangely there were mosquitoes at ground zero but not at the rooftop despite the stagnant water |
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| Not much trash in the entire area. All visitors seem to respect the "dwellers" of Atlantis |
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| One of the rooms |
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| What was supposed to be balcony with sea view is now blocked by overgrown trees |
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| Room with a glimpse of the toilet entrance |
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| Another view of the room and the entrance |
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| Mezzanine |
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| Mezzanine |
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| All smiles when we got back to our bikes. No matter what, staircase without railings can be unnerving! |
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| A new fishing settlement near Atlantis |
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| 2 fishing men were building their new shed when we arrived. One of them have a home near Kota Tinggi but prefer to stay by the sea when he goes out for his catch |
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| L'Etape Desaru 2023. We arrived at the roadblock at 10.40 am |
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| Returning riders at 0 km Tg Balau marker / roundabout @ 11 am |
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| Last 10 km sprint |
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| After watching the race for an hour plus, we returned to Tg Balau for lunch |
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| Enjoying the breeze at Tg Balau's long jetty |
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| Enjoying a breezy evening at the breakwater near Jade Garden Seafood Restaurant in Sungai Rengit |
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| Joining the race as ghost riders at 1 pm. It appeared that the police allowed traffic flows in intervals after the first 2 hours |
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| The last 10 km saw many weary riders. In red jerseys are a father and son team on the 140 km race. The father was still strong but the son (30 years old) was suffering from cramps |
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| After the race, some of us showered at Bandar Penawar's public toilet behind the bus station before proceeding to Din's Corner for pisang goreng. Above photo is taken at the breakwater near Jade Garden Seafood Restaurant in Sungai Rengit; enjoying a breezy evening before dinner at Super Lobster |
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| Chilling at Tanjung Balau |
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| Clean beach and camping area. Parking is RM3. Some campers told us they paid RM25/tent to camp. Toilets during the day are pay per use. As we only arrive at campsite after dark, we didn't have to pay anything but only the OKU toilet remained opened which amount to long waits |
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| Half moon |
Click on below link to watch Henry and VT smoking race riders on the last 10 km
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