T46. Into the woods, Sungai Lembing

Sungai Lembing was originally a tin mining town, in fact one of the biggest in the world.  But now this town is very much left behind even though it used to be called El Dorado of the east.
But we are not here to see the mining town, we want to see the woods.....I mean we want to be jungle people for a brief.  Any takers?

The distance from Kuantan city is about 43 km or roughly 27 km from the exit of East Coast Highway (LPT) but of course the road is narrow and in part nearing the waterfall it is purely gravel and dusty.  Luckily there was no rain that day.

Nice road, with mist

Narrower road

Into the dust and dirt.

Check also our video here

Standing stone.

Another one, done by ...............

Kita makan duluuuuu........

Better to swim with empty stomach?

Swim or eat?

Decision made.  Eat la.

I was surprised when told that there is a hot spring nearby.  I couldn't figure out where it come from.  Somehow, I was thinking the jot spring would be an elegant addition to the nature of this place.

Further into the woods.

And find hot spring.

I was a little disappointed to find that this hot spring is too little and unimpressive, so I have to scrap my plan of taking a bath in the pool.

As usual, pose first.

To dip into or not?

The hot spring is not too hot. Just suam suam kuku.

Walking back.  Where is the 4wd?

Deer farm.

Typical and new house for indigenous folks.

On the way back, we took a detour just after the deer farm and found some campers occupying flat gravel Kuantan river bank.  At this location, the river looks narrow and tame but during monsoon season, the whole area of the flat bank completely flooded making the river size to increase at least five times. 

New and more exciting ground.

Try my luck here, 1,  2, ......... That's it?

Again its time to say bye bye, so we ate some ice cream..........