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| Shanana at Kampung Simpang Arang |
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| First stop, we revisited a high vantage point where someone in our group had previously answered the long call of nature. This knoll offers a sweeping view of Forest City Golf Resort and its surroundings. |
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| The "Road to No Where" has been built and installed with streetlights and signboards for at least 2 years now but until today, it does not connect to Port of Tanjung Pelepas nor Second Link as promised! |
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| On the way to the "Road to No Where", we found a gravel route which ignited our explorer instincts |
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| The gravel section follows the pipeline... |
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| ...and runs parallel to J177's Lebuhraya Tanjung Pelepas |
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| The route runs for quite a distance. Thus we have to come back another time as Shanana is not built for a gravel adventure |
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| While it was relatively clean 2 years ago, the "Road to No Where" is now a dumping ground |
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| On the concrete bridge that traverse the railway line |
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| Towards the port |
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| Towards Kampung Simpang Arang and then the interchange in Taman Impian Emas |
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| Just as 2 years ago, this "Road to No Where" is a popular place amongst remote control plane enthusiasts |
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| Approaching Kampung Simpang Arang, we have to go below the railway line |
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| Parked at Kedai Makan Simpang Arang, the pet monkeys will not leave the Marin 4 Corners alone! Here's giving a leg.... |
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| ...and an arm ! |
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| Completing a multi million dollar deal with a handshake! |
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| The geese were the security guards at the Chinese restaurant @ https://maps.app.goo.gl/VkUJrdN9aKP2f5Mv6 |
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| Traps for crabs |
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| Spotted some durians on a tree |
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| Mangrove trees are cut and brought in by boats |
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| They are then cut into desired lengths with the barks removed before they are arranged in the kiln for smoking |
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| The door to the kiln is sealed with bricks and a fire is lit to smoke the wood. Smoking can take up to 45 days |
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| The fire is put out in this other kiln, meaning the smoking process is completed and the wood has all been turned into charcoal. However, the charcoal has to go through a cooling down period before they can be removed from the kiln. |
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| Some kind of simple tracking system on all the kilns numbered by the days |
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| One of the workers waiting for the boat to arrive with the chopped mangrove trees |
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| Low tide. The electric pylon is less than 120m away from us while the 1st house in Forest City Golf Resort is less than 200m away. You can also spot the Forest City Golf resort near the pylon if you enlarge the photo |
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| Satellite view |
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| One day, this whole industry will be gone |
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| Fountain of youth on the way into the village |
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| Exit 313 connecting to Second Link has been ready for years but yet not opened to public! |
