Day 6 - Home again, Home again, Jiggety-jog
Ah, it feels good to be home. Left Pekan at 0745hrs to avoid as much traffic as possible, and I was excited to be back home with the family again. I was also looking forward to this ride; the JB-Kota Tinggi-Mersing-Pekan-Kuantan Route was the one I had “cut my teeth on as a driver” and pushed the limits on frequently in all my cars; the Civic VTi, Toyota Celica, Impreza WRX and the Lancer GT. Having driven up to Kuantan with the family last month, I was happy to note that a lot of it remains the same except for a stretch of roadworks south of Pekan. The one thing about this stretch is if you pick your day and time well, it is a pure pleasure of just you and the road with very little other traffic. Morning is always best. On a long weekend (either a Malaysian or Singaporean one), best to avoid the first day. This was a Singapore long weekend but an early Saturday morning, and as I started out, the roads were EMPTY. Even riding through the roadworks was fun, as there were added switches ...