A long haul
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A long haul
Hello folks!
Greetings from Malaysia. Just want to share my latest folding bike adventure. Rode with my wife for 152km from our home to a small coastal town called "Tanjung Sepat", Southwest on the Malaysian Peninsula. It was an interesting ride as we cycled from Dawn till Dusk. This also puts our endurance to test and here are some of the highlights in pictures..

Route map of the ride..

Early bird: Mrs Samo and her night riding gear..

Our home..

Our dogs..

Hitting the road..

Entering the small vehicle lane on the highway..
Sam
Greetings from Malaysia. Just want to share my latest folding bike adventure. Rode with my wife for 152km from our home to a small coastal town called "Tanjung Sepat", Southwest on the Malaysian Peninsula. It was an interesting ride as we cycled from Dawn till Dusk. This also puts our endurance to test and here are some of the highlights in pictures..

Route map of the ride..

Early bird: Mrs Samo and her night riding gear..

Our home..

Our dogs..

Hitting the road..

Entering the small vehicle lane on the highway..
Sam
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We had to keep a watch for motorised two-wheelers like this motorcycle..

Entering a highway tunnel

Inside the tunnel..

Daybreak...

Its a gloomy day..

Making an exit

Entering the country road..
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Dark skies..

Riding past a pedestrian bridge with a bicycle and motorcycle ramp..

On the route to a public beach..

The sea was choppy..

Mrs Samo working with her camera..

Chilling out at the beach..

Doing the Samo Surf Dance.. Hahah!
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Ye Olde Faithful: Samo's 2009 Dahon Speed P8

The Samobikes

All the handlebar gadgets..

Cycling into a thunderstorm..

Taking shelter from the rain..

Its raining cats and dogs..

Some dude caught in the rain..

The happy Geese taking a shower..
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While waiting for the rain to stop, there's ample time to recharge my GPS

The Geese in action..

Arriving at our destination..

Mrs Samo and her Speed TR

Riding into town..

Tea break: prawn and crab fritters..
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We resumed our journey in search of a good place to have lunch..

And we found this seafood joint..

Located near the seaside..

Fried baby squid..

Goes down well with a plate of hot rice..

Stir-fried sweet potato leaves.. only so-so..

Deep-fried whiting.. This one is not bad..
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Looks like you had a nice trip, nice photos
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After a hearty meal, its time to hit the road again..

Going home is fun!

Back on the motorcycle lane..

Entering a tunnel again..

Darkness and light at the end of the tunnel..

On the road..

Half-way there..
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Even on the motorway, its a long ride, here, we've rode for more than 145km..

Lights on!

Refreshment break..

The final push..

Mission accomplished

Total mileage clocked on my Garmin EDGE800 GPS
Sam
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here you are again Samo boy. you're making me hungry and jealous with all those nice trips and food and rides. as usual VERY NICE and thanks for sharing...
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Great TR!!!!!
Loong Day...........how many hours did it take?
You left the dogs at home. Beautiful huskies. surprised to see that dog in Malaysia............Love em........
thanks for the great photos.......
Loong Day...........how many hours did it take?
You left the dogs at home. Beautiful huskies. surprised to see that dog in Malaysia............Love em........
thanks for the great photos.......
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Looks like a great trip! With great food, glad you had a safe and enjoyable ride, did you ride back as well? Great pics thanks ;o)
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