It was just a 29km ride which took 1hr 20mins but we were plagued with issues. This ride was filled with more drama, suspense, clashes and controversy than the Malaysian Politics. Firstly one of our members, who shall remain anonymous, considering the fact that I have been threaten if I revealed his identity, had too much fun with the wife the night before and was well…. without stamina. Secondly, this was the first time in all of our biking trips, that we did not reach our targeted destination. We all blamed our faulty GPS.
Read out from our GPS as shown above. What did you expect? Low cost WD way bah. Adis Daun, a destination whose main attraction would be the clear water stream, knee high in depth and without noticeable water current. It is a perfect place for a family excursion on a budget. We were told by one of our colleagues at WD, Charles that the resort provides basic amenities such as Longhouse and Malay styled lodging, picnic site and BBQ facilities. His father-in-law runs the place.
We started out early and reached Tondong Bazaar around 6:30am. Tondong is a rather tiny commercial town with 2 rows of wooden shop lots. From here we parked our cars, assembled our bikes and ride off in the direction of Kampung Segong road. The view was again, simply exhilarating along this road at dawn, passing by mountains and deep valleys. Hardly any other vehicles were traveling on this rather deserted road except us and we can breathe the fresh cool countryside air.
We started out early and reached Tondong Bazaar around 6:30am. Tondong is a rather tiny commercial town with 2 rows of wooden shop lots. From here we parked our cars, assembled our bikes and ride off in the direction of Kampung Segong road. The view was again, simply exhilarating along this road at dawn, passing by mountains and deep valleys. Hardly any other vehicles were traveling on this rather deserted road except us and we can breathe the fresh cool countryside air.
Unfortunately after just 5km into the ride, one of our members was utterly exhausted and had to stop. His face was literally filled with sweat and I was flabbergasted. Because of him, I got this great shot of the sun behind the mountain at our rest area. See below.
Peer pressure got the better of our troubled friend and we moved on. Climbed one steep hill and was rewarded with the downhill experience. The next two photos below were taken one, on the top of the hill and the other, as we arrived down at the bottom of the hill.
It was then we realized something was amiss and took out our GPS which was not in full form. It finally managed to tell us that we missed a turning, had climbed up a bloody hill, enjoyed our trip down the bloody hill and ended up on a road which leads to Matang! Matang would take another day to arrive if we have not changed course.
Embattled by the daunting task of retracing our ride back up the bloody hill and with consideration to our overly amorous friend from the night before, we soldiered on but back to Tondong Bazaar on a different route passing Mt Singai, a centre where Catholics make their pilgrimage and hike up the Mountain. Along the way we passed by many other Catholic Churches. This area is a Bidayuh area who are mostly Catholics. Next two photos are of two Catholic Churches, St. John and St. Peter.
We had to sustain the agony of defeat and count our laurels as we arrived back at Tondong Bazaar without reaching our planned destination. Maybe next time….
Maybe next time…. Next time….
Suckers! I have been to Adis Daun Resort…. Photos below for you to view….
