Pangkor was great. Unspeakably magnificent. Well yes one of the main point of why it's so great is that I'm with someone that I love and that makes it even better. I'm at home right now and I'm missin the experiences so bad. Not to mention I miss Momoe too. 7 days of a total dream getaway. Pangkor is a romantic island. Beautiful and cozy. I feel so sad to leave the place. The sound of the wave is still resoundin in my head continuously. And now I'm back and the torture is unbearable. Such a sweet memories. I feel like the time cheated and jealous of that good moments I was havin back there in Pangkor.
Me and Momoe, we went to Pangkor on 17th of August, takin a direct bus trip from Seremban to Lumut which cost about RM24.00 per person. There's only 2 bus trip from Seremban to Pangkor, 9:45AM and 5:00PM so we took the early trip. The journey is about 6hours. The view isn't that great because it's highway almost all the way but heck Momoe is beside me so there's nothin more that I want. That's more than enough.
Lumut bus station is basically near the jetty area so it's not hard to find the place to get ferry. A ferry trip cost about RM5.00 per person and the trip is not more than 30 minutes. We didn't have time to go around Lumut but I guess the place is not that big. It's a lovely place fer sure. The sight of the open sea is very temptin. There's a TLDM (Tentera Laut DiRaja Malaysia, Malaysian Royal Navy) port there so seein a few navy is a common sight. From Lumut, the ferry will stop at 2 ports with the last port bein the place which common tourist will disembark. Followin Momoe's Pangkor travel guide, we went to Teluk Nipah by taxi (pink vans!) fer RM10.00 fer both of us.
The trip by taxi from Pangkor's jetty to Teluk Nipah is about 10 minutes with the road bein alongside the sea line so the sight is very beautiful. Simply gorgeous. Teluk Nipah is a popular spot fer beach lovers with many resorts from the luxury type to the budget traveller's choice. We opted fer Havana Beach Resort (the 1st resort after we arrive to Teluk Nipah.) which is located near the beach. We wanted to stay at Palma Beach Resort near the centre of Teluk Nipah, but after encounterin a few problems, Havana was the more suitable choice. Bein less than 20 metres from the beach, Havana is not a bad choice at all. The room is good with workin water heater and electric kettle is provided. Oh theres even a big TV with Astro inside. Simple but very cozy.
Although Havana didn't provide us with breakfast (except fer Saturday onward.) nor there's any cafe inside the resort, it's nothin to worry because there's many place to fill our stomach scattered around Teluk Nipah. It'll take only a brief walk to go to many restaurant. The Havana's receptionist recommended us TJ Restaurant, which is just a few minutes walk from our resort and the food is really good. There's another spot which is also our favourite near the center of the beach but I don't know the name of the restaurant. As fer the price, it's just like the normal price around Malaysia and most of the time, the seafood price is much more cheaper. There's cats at TJ so everytime me and Momoe was there, Momoe would go to the cats and play with them. Yeah Momoe, I think the cats is missin you too dear. As fer tea time, me and Momoe just stick to DIY tea (which she brought with her plus a few sachettes of tea with many flavors her friend gave to me as a present.) and snacks. The weather was fine all around and watchin the sea while sippin tea with the 2 of us is simply superb.
On the 1st day there, we're just fillin out the time with walkin around Teluk Nipah, havin dinner and restin in our room because we're practically tired of the journey. We wanted to go out later that night but the resort's gate was locked and the person in charge was sleepin so we're stuck inside and have to make do with another restin time in the room. Beware though, mosquito are a bunch so you might want to bring along a mosquito repellent or anythin if you don't like the air-conditioner to be too cold fer you. Fer us, Momoe brought a small (as small as a car perfume like Glide's.) mosquito repellent device which uses battery and fer a continuous use, it's a 3 days heaven fer us without mosquito.
The next day was the day of enjoyin the beach. The Teluk Nipah beach is beautiful. Because it's weekday, there's not that many people around and it's great. The beach spot infront of Havana is even better because its located on the side of Teluk Nipah and the popular spot was around the center so there's just a few of people who'll be there.
There's another beautiful beach nearby, the Coral Bay. Coral Bay is just a few minutes walk from Teluk Nipah and the people there is even fewer. The water is beautifully green and it's a romantic place to lay down with Momoe watchin the sea, hearin the wave and smellin the fresh saltwater air. Unlike Teluk Nipah, Coral Bay doesn't have any active shops so we bought all the snacks we needed from Teluk Nipah instead. We had to move our picnic mat a few times though because the water level got high in the evenin. I can remember seein a crab on Coral Bay, who's tryin to get an evenin food and Momoe tried to get near the crab but the crab was too fast fer her. The crab would go out of it's hole and everytime Momoe move, the crab would dash into the hole quickly. It's cute. Both of them ;).
There's 2 small island infront of Teluk Nipah, to the left is Mentangor Island and the other one is uhm.. I don't know. The other island is smaller than Mentangor and it's the favourite spot fer snorkelin. The only way to get there is by usin water transportation like boats (RM20 per person, may get hiked if it's weekend.) and kayak (I don't know the cost because Momoe wouldn't allow me to go kayak, wah! :P). If you take a boat, the boatman will take you to a brief tour around the area and give a bit of informations about the places nearby. Cool. The island is so small that it only have a burger stall on it. But the snorkelin experience there was heaven. We tried snorkelin there and we both fell in love with it. The view is gorgeous. The colorfull fishes just puts us in a trance spell. When we arrived to the snorkelin island, the boatman asked fer the duration of our stay there so he could pick us up and when the time is up, we extended the stay fer another 1 1/2 hour because it's so great to be there. It's recommended if you could bring your own set of snorkelin equipment like goggle, snorkel and others because some of the equipment provided by the boatman might not the in the optimum condition. We went to the small island again on the next day, this time we said that we wanted to stay fer 4 hours and again, we extended the stay to another 1 1/2 hour when the time is up because Ahhhhhhh! we love the place and the fishes so much! I had a few piece of bread and it's magnificent to see the fishes takin a bite at the bread I thrown. If you're at Teluk Nipah, go to the small island and experience that. It's an unspeakable pleasure.
Momoe wanted to see around the island so we rented a motorbike. Yeah you can rent bicycle too fer less cost. A standard 4-stroke cub motorbike is RM30.00 fer 24 hours with scooter bein more expensive. Bein a holiday island, you can ride the motorbike without wearin helmet nearby but it's better to be safe. The road there is not that wide and many of the places have a pretty hilly track so it's better to check if the brakes are workin. Fillin up a RM2 worth of petrol, we travelled around the island and have a few more kilometre's worth of petrol to go. It's good. There's many resorts scattered around Pangkor and the small Pangkor town is nice. There's many seafood-snack shops and souveniers too. There's a police station near the town and firestation there too, but I rarely see any policeman at Teluk Nipah. I guess the island is so safe. And from our experiences, the island is safe. The only bad things there is just mosquitos. While ridin the bike, me and Momoe found many other good beaches and I even had the chance to find some nice seashells fer my present to Momoe. While it's quite hard to get lost in Pangkor, it's good to have a map or a guide book. As fer me, I have Momoe. She have a great sense of direction, even way better than me. It's funny because she's the one who'll tell me which direction to go etc. and I am the one who's a Malaysian. Sheesh.
There's 2 lookout points nearby Teluk Nipah if you wanted to see sunset. We haven't had the chance to see sunset but we went to one of the lookout points and the view is splendid. The view when the sun sets must be even way gorgeous. We can see a few fisherman's village on our bike journey and it's cool. Fer me, the bike journey with Momoe is one of the romantic thing. If you're there, rent a bike and go on a bike trip around the island with your loved one. It's an experience.
After extendin our stay in Pangkor fer another day, we left Pangkor on Monday 22nd. I wouldn't go to the details because it's somewhat emotional fer both of us. We fell in love with Pangkor and it's sad to be leavin. Pangkor have all the things we needed fer a nice beach vacation. Boat ride, snorkelin, fishin, kayakin, sun tannin etc. If it's not because of Momoe, I don't know if I'll ever go to Pangkor. And now I've experienced it, I know what Pangkor is truly a nice dream getaway. All made complete with my loved one, Momoe by my side. Such an unforgettable memories. Later.
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