{"id":423,"date":"2018-03-22T02:51:47","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T00:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cyclefoodfun.com\/?p=423"},"modified":"2018-03-22T04:15:36","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T02:15:36","slug":"johor-bahru-to-tioman-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyclefoodfun.co.za\/?p=423","title":{"rendered":"Johor Bahru to Tioman Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

Navigating in and out of big cities is not fun. 25kms of morning traffic before I was in the countryside cycling to Kota Tinggi was nerve-wracking. The 45km ride there and the next day’s 92km ride to Mersing were pretty uneventful.\u00a0 It was beautiful cycling through coconut plantations and jungle.\u00a0 How do you know you’re in Malaysia?\u00a0 The road kill comprises monitor lizards, monkeys, civets, tortoises, snakes and bright-plumed birds.\u00a0 So sad.\u00a0 On the bright side I did see to very large, very living monitor lizards.<\/p>\n

I discovered , to my delight, the roadside stalls that sell fresh fruit juice in bags of ice. When you’re hot and dripping with sweat these little oases are a welcome relief.<\/p>\n

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A refreshing stop for watermelon juice<\/p><\/div>\n

I confess I also had a little nap \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

I found a place to stop and rest in a coconut plantation.\u00a0 Thought you’d like to see the view.<\/p>\n

\"Coconut<\/a>

Resting in the shade of the coconut palms<\/p><\/div>\n

Then from Mersing caught the ferry to Tioman Island.\u00a0 It’s a 2 hour ride – about 30 nautical miles off the East coast<\/p>\n

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