Saturday, 5 April 2025

DRC 22.0 (29 - 31 March 2025) - Kuala Rompin and Fish Farm visit

 

Day 1 - Short Ride to Jeti Pantai Bernas


Jeti Pantai Bernas

First to arrive at campsite

Our campsite

Claudine and VT arrived half an hour later, after stopping for lunch at Restoran Rompin Baru. The fish meat bihun was delicious but ridiculously expensive at RM60 for 2 pax!

Leftover chicken rice from Kuantan for the cats

Recce our hotel for tomorrow night at Villea Rompin Golf Resort

Jeti Pantai Bernas is located at the mouth of the River Rompin @ https://maps.app.goo.gl/Qc6rJtGMGiB2JWdT7

Mouth of the River Rompin which spills into the South China Sea

Across the river is Kuala Rompin town

Near Surau Tanjung Tengku @ https://maps.app.goo.gl/iFdygqUSao8DpoJh8


Near Surau Tanjung Tengku @ https://maps.app.goo.gl/C4YVs1idCRU1WxWF6

Heading back @ https://maps.app.goo.gl/vDwPx5MeQHSFkbJM8

Back to campsite

We were taught to pose like this!

Showing off a clean beach

Showing off a clean beach!

The municipal council takes their job seriously. They were around early in the morning to clear all rubbish left by visitors and brought in by the tides as well.

We had the whole beach to ourselves due to fasting month

Wefie

Our dinner

Claudine won the bet at RM185

Marveling at our friend's car which comes with an outdoor shower with pump 

Toilet conditions

Toilet conditions

Toilet conditions


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Day 2 -  Short ride to Fish Farm


Good morning, Kuala Rompin

Cloudy morning. It rained during dinner last night but thank goodness it stopped by 9.30 pm, allowing some stargazing activities

Different sleeping arrangements

Different sleeping arrangements

Different sleeping arrangements

Breakfast as usual, behind TMG Mart.

Claudine and VT met Andreas at their favourite coffee shop in Kuala Rompin town. He had finished his morning ride and was having breakfast with his wife when Claudine decided to chat him up. 

By 10.00 am, all the YTF and curry mee were sold out!

On our way to Andreas Lee's fish farm

On our way to Andreas Lee's fish farm

The bikes are not submarines!

Under the shelter are tanks for the baby fishes but Andreas has emptied them out as he slowly phased out fish farming in favour of palm oil plantation. The house next to the shelter is for his workmen.

Andreas showing us the different types of fishes in the pond. 

Walking towards his country home

Living room

1 of the 2 bedrooms

The other bedroom. Andreas is not keen to rent out the house for homestay hence the mattresses are still brand new and wrapped in plastics.

His helper cutting up coconuts for us

In deep conversation with Mr and Mrs Lee in their open dining and kitchen area

Say, "cheese!"

Trying out the coconut apple or sprouted coconut.

When a coconut falls from a tree and is left undisturbed, the coconut starts to grow. Inside the hard shell the inner seed begins to absorb the water, transforming into a coconut apple or sprouted coconut. The coconut apple has a fluffy, cotton like texture which is sweet and juicy. The coconut apple provides essential nutrients to the growing embryo within the seed which enables it to sprout and grow into a tree

The coconut flesh is fed to the dogs

Andreas showing us his stingless bee collection

One of the species and its hives. The honey here tasted like concentrated lemonade with honey

Another species referred to as terminator. This stingless bees species kills and takes over other hives, hence the name! The honey is sweet

The entrance to the hive




On our way out, we had a great time feeding the goats and deer

Goats and deer in one pen

Check in to Villea Rompin Golf Resort

Restaurant

Rooms with pool view

Rooms with sea view

Ramadan offer at RM140.70 nett with breakfast for 2 pax!

Bathroom

Sea view

View from our room

Beach area

Even though the beach is clean, it cannot match the cleanliness of our campsite

Evening get together before dinner

After this photo was taken, another 2 vegetables were omitted from the camera!

This time Jasmine won the bet


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Day 3 - Homebound after breakfast


Another gloomy morning