Distance: 126.47 km Ridetime: 04:36:11 Average: 27.5 km/h Total distance: 10437 km After the last days of convoy cycling, Za’im, Cheng and myself were first told we would be cycling alone down to Johor Bahru. However, in the morning two cars showed up anyway, ready to follow us all the way. After breakfast with Eddy [ Read More ]
Distance: 94.17 km Ridetime: 03:26:55 Average: 27.3 km/h Total distance: 10311 km If I had envisioned a quiet day by myself on the road, I was soon proven wrong. The amateur radio guys of Johor were about to pull off yet another surprise. For the first 10 km I was cycling together with Sham, one [ Read More ]
The first project of the day was to find a post office to ship home some of the wonderful gifts I got yesterday. As I will soon be cycling in a very hilly terrain on Sumatra in Indonesia every gram counts! After a cup of tea with some of my friends from yesterday it was [ Read More ]
Distance: 72.79 km Ridetime: 02:50:27 Average: 25.6 km/h Total distance: 10217 km I knew my arrival in Melaka was expected because my amateur radio friends there had been asking what day I would come. But, not even in my wildest dreams could I have imagined the welcome I was going to receive. The day started [ Read More ]
Distance: 117.20 km Ridetime: 05:21:51 Average: 21.8 km/h Total distance: 10144 km Cik Da, the local mountain bike rider I had met while cycling into Kuala Lumpur the other day was kind enough to also show me the way out again. First we went for a photo session in front of the impressive Petronas Twin [ Read More ]
A rather quiet day in Kuala Lumpur mostly spent hanging out with other travellers at my hostel. In the evening I had set up a meeting with Sham who I first met a week ago in Taiping. We went to a hill outside the city to enjoy the view. Later we had a very delicious [ Read More ]
In the morning I said goodbye to Marius after a great week of cycling together. Marius is heading over to the East Coast while I will be staying a day longer in KL and then go south towards Singapore. One of the things I love about cycling is that you never know what will happen [ Read More ]
Distance: 38.68 km Ridetime: 02:12:55 Average: 17.5 km/h Total distance: 10027 km! From the morning it was clear that it was going to be a special day. The first person to show up in front of my hotel was Rasid, a radio friend from Kuala Lumpur I have been in contact with over the last [ Read More ]
Distance: 94.79 km Ridetime: 05:20:58 Average: 21.1 km/h Total distance: 9988 km It was quite late before I made it back to my tent yesterday, so waking up was even harder than normal. After packing the bicycles we met with Romtze and Arie for a classic Roti Chennai breakfast. A nice chance to say goodbye [ Read More ]
Distance: 99.86 km Ridetime: 04:39:43 Average: 21.4 km/h Total distance: 9893 km You probably wouldn’t guess from the pictures, but Marius is 64 years old. On the climbs I might be a bit faster because my bike is lighter, but on flat roads Marius is cruising along at very respectable speed. I can only hope [ Read More ]
