Samo's cyclofishing adventure
 

Hello folks!

Greetings from Malaysia! Samo would like to share his awesome cyclofishing adventure.. Here are some highlights in pictures.. Enjoy!

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Carbo-loading at home before the ride..

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Our curious pooch, crated so that we could back our car out of the house..

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Hitting the road on a one and a-half hour's drive to our cycling location..

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Arrival at the little town where we are setting up for the ride..

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Selfie time!

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Local coffee to fire up the day..

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Fried noodles too!!

Nice Pics..

as usual, it's good to be Samo...

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Riding out on the country road..

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The terrain's pretty flat in these neck of the woods..

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Crossing a new bridge linking to a farmhouse where our buddy resides..

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The old bridge was wiped out during the late monsoon..

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Development has reached the farm where part of the road was paved.. This enables crops to be shipped ahead of time..

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The ride gets bumpier..

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It's fun taking our full-suspension bikes on trails like these..

Great Pics...Thanks

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Settling nicely at the farmhouse...

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Our host Ah Pan and his valued Dahon Flo Mountain bike..

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Mrs Samo gives the Flo a try..

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Riding out to our fishing spot..

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Mrs Samo's ultralight spinning reel rig. The rod is telescopic and can be packed into her backpack for transport..

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Trying our luck..

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The bikes in the wild..

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Samo's ride..

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Samo's trusty rig: A Daiwa Caldia KIX 2000 spinning reel..

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A market-size tilapia (Tilapia Mossambica) which is deemed as a widely accepted source of food..

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Mrs Samo hard at work...

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A nice hook-up!

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Removing the hook..

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Fighting the fish..

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A juvenile Grass Carp, these can grow up to 10kgs (22lbs)

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Time to roll out.. The fishes were caught and released..

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Hanging out with Ah Pan before heading back to town..

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Leaving the farmhouse..

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Samo's cockpit view of the trail..

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Moving along on the dry track..

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At a set of giant waterpipes..

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The raw water transfer signboard..

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A suspension bridge crossing..

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It's getting muddy!

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Very, very muddy!

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The tires were covered with mud! What great fun!

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Onto a dry path and into the town area..

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After a good workout, we were rewarded to a nice lunch by Farmer Wong and Ah Pan..

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Wantan soup..

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Blanched Chinese lettuce..

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Giant River Prawn noodles!

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Awesome is the best word to describe this lunch treat!

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Curious locals checking out the bikes..

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Or maybe it's quite dirty..

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After a good lunch, its time to pack up and hit the road..

Agreed! :D


Yikes!

(Nice post, as always!)

Thanks for sharing your adventure...nice photography of a beautiful country.

Wonderful adventure! Where I live you could ride your fat bike and do some ice fishing. 9lb walleye don't get released!(32F below zero) Your dog would like it too. http://www.up200.org

Great pictures!