We left Sg Lembing just before noon and headed back to Kuantan. Our plans were to leave Kuantan as early as possible to check out Tasik Chini - about an hour away from Kuantan.
We got back t oour homestay, showered, packed our stuff and went to New Capitol, a popular chicken rice restaurant in Kuantan town recommended by HY. We were there just in time to order the last 5 bowls of chicken rice.
To tell you the truth, I think the chicken rice in Seremban is a lot better. Maybe it's a "different" kind of chicken rice that made it special over there.
We quickly finished our lunch and went to a shop nearby to buy some floats. We were thinking of another outing with En and Brian.
Just before we left Kuantan, we dropped by Sin Kee Hung to get some salted fish and other preserved seafood requested by friends and relatives. I didn't think I would buy a lot but ended up spending about RM90 on stuff mostly for other people.
We left Kuantan after that.
It started raining when we saw the Tasik Chini signboard. Despite the rain, we dcided to continue with our plans to check the place out. We left the highway and got onto the road leading to Tasik Chini. Somewhere along the way, we saw "Tasik Chini - 28km".
We calculated .... to get there and back out again would take about an hour. By then, it was raining rather heavily. We still had time, so we continued that long, lonely journey. There were not many signboards on Tasik Chini after that and we wondered if we were on the right path or not.
We passed by one or two kampungs but other than that, we were alone on the road with trees lining both sides of the way.
We finally saw someone selling some kuih and decided to ask if we were on the right path or not. He assured us that it was just nearby and we followed his direction.
We came to a teh tarik coloured lake and wondered if that could possibly be Tasik Chini. It looked different from the picture we saw in the map.
A man came to us on a motorcycle. He explained that the "lake" in front of us was actually Sg Pahang and to get to Tasik Chini, we had to rent a boat and it would be a 2.5 hour ride into Tasik Chini. The rent of a boat (including the guide) would cost us RM80. A maximum of 5 passangers (excl the guide) could get onto it.
We asked if the river would be as dirty as the Sg Pahang and he said that it would be blue in colour and that we'd get to see some water lilies and also the kampung of the orang asli.
He asked if we were interested to rent a boat but it was already 6pm and it was far too late for a 2.5 hour ride so we declined and told him that we'd check it out next time.
We left the place and headed back to Seremban, only stopping once for a short tea break.
Our ETA was 10.30pm but we managed to get back by 10pm. Not surprising cause MCTC was at the wheels. Now I am wondering if I would receive a summond one month after this trip.
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There is actually another road that will lead you directly to the lake. Don't have rent a boat. It takes about slightly over 1 hour from Kuantan town.
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