It was an amazing morning that started with the continuous sound of rumbling thunders in the far horizon. By daylight, the promise of a good day was evident as we met our new friends from KL and Singapore. Gone are the rain clouds, blown away by the winds.
We finally met Freda in person, although we had connected with her on Asia Cycling Network. Besides Freda; Betty and Robert were familiar faces to Sue, who had previously rode with them in KL. Meanwhile, it was Claudine's first ride with Raymond although both had met at Khass, worked together on RfR 2016 and finally ACN.
Riding out, we headed for Kg Sg Melayu, leaving Robert to nurse a flu. Passing Marlborough College and finally away from the noisy highways, we entered the labyrinth of the palm oil estate. As we cruised on the narrow kampung road, we spotted squirrels and birds in the lush greenery. Crepuscular rays of the sun radiates through the canopies, exuding an ethereal feel.
At the end of the road, we did not find the cottage of the Seven Dwarfs but Kg Sg Melayu, a malay fishing village. What lay before our eyes were fishing boats, stranded like beached whales on the river bed at low tide. On the far right, JB city's Country Garden was a silhouette of condoland.
As we rode through the kampung, meeting the folks along the way, the children greeted us happily while the women folk smiled and waved shyly. Behind the school and across the river was Singapore.
After paying our respects to the four private ancestral burial grounds, we exited the kampung. Back on Lebuh Kota Iskandar, Freda's back wheel was finally given a good look by Raymond. The lopsided wheel problem was corrected with a simple adjustment to the skewer!!!
Moving on, we took a short detour to JSNAC before meeting up with Sue again at Puteri Harbour for breakfast. Thereafter, we headed for Sunway Iskandar, passing Pinewood Studios before climbing the steep knoll that overlooks Pendas, Second Link Bridge and Singapore.
Heading home, we cruised past Gleneagles Medini, making a quick stop at Legoland. Raymond left us at Southgate Horizon Hills, going straight to Khass instead. The remaining four of us arrived back at Pan Kobo, sealing a friendship we meant to keep forever!
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