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| Johor River Bridge which spanned the Johor river and is part of Senai-Desaru Expressway |
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| Route 3's Jalan Kota Tinggi has been going through some expansion plans for several years now. Here, we see a bridge being constructed on dry land. The arch will be transported to the river when ready @ https://maps.app.goo.gl/GFM757n4qnppD2UaA?g_st=aw |
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| Google streetview from Jan 2024 on the bridge project |
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| Kampung Felda Ayer Tawar 1 |
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| Jalan Teluk Sengat |
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| Approaching the hamlet of Teluk Sengat |
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| There are lots of monkeys in Teluk Sengat |
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| Teluk Sengat |
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| Low tide with electric pylons in the sea |
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| The police station is built on a hillock with a high vantage point |
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| The food court by the jetty |
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| Surprisingly very clean public toilets opposite the food court. Seems like the local council here take their jobs seriously |
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| Restoran Pelancong, a Chinese eatery in Teluk Sengat. There's a big Chinese and Indian community here! |
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| Jeti Teluk Sengat |
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| Poseidon Oyster Bay Resort sprawled between 2 large electric pylons is a chalet built on stilts and run by a Taiwanese couple |
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| Johor River Bridge in the background |
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| Teluk Sengat is located within the flight path of Changi airport. There were lots of aeroplanes sighted |
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| Photo of the concrete jetty, taken from the floating pontoon |
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| Another view of the Johor River Bridge from dryland. Note the LPG ship which continue to beckon us. |
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| High vantage point opposite the police station |
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| The one and only petrol station in Teluk Sengat |
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| But they ran out of fuel! |
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| 0 km marker, Johor Lama. After the fall of Melaka to the Portuguese, the ruling Sultan escaped to Johor to rebuild his capital. The Johor Sultanate began near Johor Lama before it was eventually moved to Johor Bahru. Several graves dating back to 16th century holds proof of early settlers here. |
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| The road to Museum Kota Lama is a single passageway road dominated by monkeys! |
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| The museum is opened daily except for Hari Raya and is free! |
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| Well kept museum, opened in 2007 |
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| Museum Kota Lama is a replica of a Malay traditional house. Note the column and supporting beams are built without nails |
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| Wood carvings in kerawang designs decked the doorway |
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| Stairs built with pegs instead of nails |
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| Verandah |
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| Lush gardens with gazebos to rest. The toilets are in the background |
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| Kampung Johor Lama |
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| Kampung Johor Lama |
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| Kampung Johor Lama |
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| Kampung Johor Lama |
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| Tanjung Belading Ancient Mausoleum from 16th / 17th century |
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| Early lunch at Restoran Pelancong |
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| Decent Hokkien Noodles @ RM9 |
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| Bee Hoon Soup with Fish Slices. Was told the soup was good |
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| Riding alongside SDE |
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| Across the SDE, more steep climbs await |
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| Going under the SDE |
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| Ships anchored near Benzmark Marine, a shipyard |
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| New signboard by the fish farms |
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| Old gateway by the fishfarms |
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| Coming down the slope after the gateway, we see more fish farms |
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| On flat ground with more fish farms on both side of the road. |
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| Broken signboard by the river |
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| Chooi called it quits at this point and called Kelvin for help. |
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| Jojo Rakit in the middle of the river |
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| Testing out the shortcut which is popular amongst motorcyclists |
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| The other side of the shortcut even comes with a small gate!!! |
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| The chalets on the right seems abandoned midway through construction. |
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| 1 km gravel to get to this point |
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| There's a camera with motion sensors below the bridge. When we approached the bottom of the bridge, we triggered the alarm which went off loudly |
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| There's a motorcycle below the bridge. Perhaps the motorcyclists knows how to avoid triggering the alarm. |
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| The ship with the big bosom! |
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| Batu Layar |
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| The sand here is very fine and soft! |
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| Mr Lim is always game for adventures! |
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| Pork with salted fish |
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| Vege was good. But some dishes were a bit off... |
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| Night time at Batu Layar. Kelvin had to wake up in the middle of the night to secure his tent pegs which came off, blown by the wind |
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| Batu Layar is a public beach. With its new amenities, it attracted a lot of visitors during the weekend. While the crowd thinned after 10 pm, some visitors continue to come at strange hours of the night. While some stayed on to catch the sunrise, some left. Before dawn breaks, a new set of visitors arrived! There were at least 30-40 sunrise catchers when this photo was taken! All of them are young adults, game for a different experience! |
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| It was blowing the whole day and night. We experienced mostly strong winds throughout our stay but it was strongest when this photo was taken as the wind brought in rain clouds. |
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| Taking refuge outside the surau and next to the toilets as the rain came. It was not a heavy shower and the rain left just as quickly as it arrived. |
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| We returned to our picnic once it stopped raining. All who slept in their cars agreed the car was rocking like a boat the whole night! |
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| The rain droved away the crowd and soon, we had the beach all to ourselves! |
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Displays at Museum Kota Lama
