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Kuantan Trip

 Our little group of achik-achik went for a trip to Kuantan on the 8th till 10th last 2 weeks. We had such a blast! As usual there was no specific itinerary. The plan was just to eat, eat and eat. But we "accidentally" had an adventure and it was awesome. That's what travel is all about. 

I spent the night before at Mas's place. Anak comel couldn't send me morning of the trip because she was sitting for exam while Hubbs had to work. Enal was traveling to the Balkans so it was kind of a girls' sleepover. We started the day early by going to Hartini's for breakfast while waiting for Ies and Jay to arrive.

Kat Hartini nasi lemak bungkus pun sedap
Naik Outlander Mas
First pit stop - Go Bang Maju Temerloh. Ambik food macam kat Ikea.
We had patin tempoyak, patin pais tempoyak and talapia bakar. The pais was so sedap!

We then continued our journey to Kuantan. Stop kat Gambang isi minyak then it was my turn to drive. Tuan kereta kata dia mengantuk sebab kenyang sangat. Tapi bila dah duduk sebelah borak-borak hilang pulak mengantuk!
We finally reached Timur Bay Kuantan. Nice hotel with beautiful view of the sea.
We stayed at a one-bedroom apartment. Spacious enough for the four of us. The facilities were excellent. There were even an air fryer, microwave, Cuckoo water dispenser, air filter and 2in1 washing machine + dryer. The fridge was big not the mini one. 
And yes, before the trip Jay bought those green blouses for us to wear on the first day. Dah macam Abam Rela pulak!

We spent the rest of the day golek-golek saja because everybody was exhausted. For dinner we had a so-so meal just nearby. Tapi so-so pun actually quite nice.
Sotong goreng tepung. Or rather cekodok sotong. That's what we call those if the batter is thick.
Lepas dinner cari durian pulak! With these people, I always get the chance to eat durian.

We continued our food excursion on the second day by savouring east coast breakfast menu at Eda Yasin Nasi Minyak at Tanjung Api. Highly recommended by Jay and Ies yang pernah makan situ dulu. The verdict - excellent! Tapi nasi dagang dah habis so kena settle with nasi minyak, nasi kerabu dan pulut ikan masin. Yang paling sedap kat sini ialah kuih cek mek molek yang fresh digoreng dan makan panas-panas. Serious sedap! Luar kuih tu macam ada crunchy layer. Even kita orang tapau makan dalam kereta suam-suam kuih tu tahan sangat lama.
Such a feast! Tengok portion nasi kerabu Jay tu menggunung tinggi. Kari kambing dalam mangkuk tu pun sangat sedap. Punyalah banyak dalam tu RM15 je!
Sempat wefie dengan owner kedai yang sangat friendly tu

Next, jalan-jalan town Kuantan...
Tempat wajib singgah - Pantai Teluk Cempedak
Lepas tu masuk town cari cakes di Kula Cakes yang viral tu
Tunggu cakes siap bungkus
Dekat dengan Teruntum Tower. Ambik gambar je.
Achik-achik merayap town Kuantan
Jumpa pulak mural arts kat back alley on the way back ke parking

Next, balik hotel dulu rehat-rehat sebab petang nak jalan jauh sikit. Nak cari keropok lekor dan satar sanggup naik ke Kemaman!
Petang tu kita orang ke Kemaman jumpa dengan biras Mas. Since we skipped lunch, we had heavy tea - satar, keropok lekor dan segala macam celup tepung.
Plan asal lepas makan dan membeli, balik semula ke Kuantan. Tapi biras Mas, Ros kata sekarang musim penyu bertelur tak nak ke tengok? Achik-achik ni semuanya kan adventurous belaka, so we decided to go.
Sebelum tengok penyu, kita dinner dulu. We had delicious seafood here at Pantai Teluk Mak Nik atau nama glamer omputih dia Monica Bay. Gerai ni ada platform boleh dinner sambil tengok laut.

At around 9pm, we headed to the gathering area. Tapi masa tu orang dah ramai juga and we couldn't get to join. Tapi tunggu je lah kejap kot lah dia orang ambik group baru. Apparently ada guide tengah tunggu orang dan bagitau still boleh join. Alhamdulillah... Walaupun harga agak mahal nak join tak apalah kan. Once in a lifetime. A miracle kata guide tu. 

That's how we accidentally got ourselves into an unforgettable adventure. We got to see the whole cycle from a turtle coming from the sea until it goes back to sea after laying eggs. We saw a total of 3 turtles but Mas counted 11 trails while we walked the beach. Our guide said we were very lucky. Dia kata sejak dia jadi guide since 5 years ago, that night was the night that she saw the most number of turtles coming up from the sea.
Apparently turtles are deaf, so noises were tolerated but not artificial lights. We were warned many times. Tapi bila dah selesai bertelur, dah boleh pasang lampu dan ambil gambar.
Mas dapat selfie dengan turtle!

We spent more than 3 hours there and by the time we got back to the hotel, it was past midnight. Memang penat!

Esok paginya Mas dan Jay keluar kat depan hotel cari Nasi Dagang yang tak dapat makan semalamnya. Dapat dan okey lah rasanya. Dok imagine yang Eda Yasin punya mesti lagi sedap! Tengah siap-siap nak check out Mas kata Ros datang dari Kemaman bawak Nasi Dagang untuk kita orang. Alhamdulillah baiknya dia... So that will be our lunch. 

We checked out and headed back. Kat dalam kereta dah ada bekal keropok lekor dan satar frozen yang kita orang beli semalam. Cakes pun ada lagi tak sempat nak makan. Ada Nasi Dagang pulak. Memang mewah. Singgah pulak Kopi Mesin yang dekat saja dengan hotel. Semalamnya kita orang try terus fall in love sebab sedap gila! It reminded me of coffee kat Coffee Bean zaman dulu-dulu I selalu minum lepas kerja masa kat NST. Coffee sekarang rasa lemak sangat. Depan Kopi Mesin kebetulan ada gerai jual satar. Beli lagi!
This German Ice Coffee is so sedap!

On the way back we stopped again at Go Bang Maju sebab nak tapau pais yang sedap tu. Nak makan ringan-ringan sebab ada Mee Udang yang nampak menarik tapi since it was Friday afternoon, yang kerja situ keluar kejap solat Jumaat. Next time then. Instead, we had kuih-kuih saja.
Manis berdengung juga kuih-kuihnya
Adventure dah nak habis. 

We continued our journey back. Sempat singgah area Genting Sempah dia orang ni beli sayur-sayuran fresh. I tak beli sebab tak ada siapa nak makan nanti. 

Anyway, it was such an exciting trip with good friends. Good food, good times, good memories. Alhamdulillah rasa sangat refreshed. Insyaallah till next time.

Stay safe!

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