Its not the first time m3lv went to the East Coast
The first time was decades back!! When I was in form 2 if I'm not mistaken
And I forgot the place that I went ><
However, this time, It is an unforgettable trip
As m3lv & the beloved went East Coast, to Cherating!!
Its an unplanned trip
As I've got no idea how to go, where to stay, what to do & what to eat ><
Its more adventurous in that way tho
The only thing that I did survey on the night before we went was the resorts over there
In fact, I called most of the resorts late night to check on the rates!!
And I would say the website that help me the most was
WikiTravel
Trust me, Wikitravel do help me alot!! Though not everything about the town is listed but at least that give you some preparations for your trip.
The easiest & fastest way that you could use to get to Cherating is via the Karak Highway which will leads you to the East Coast Expressway.
The toll will most likely be RM30.00 one way!!
Its about 2 and a half hour journey so in comparison, its like from KL to Ipoh/ Melaka
We stayed at Ruby's Resort
At first glance, the resort actually don't look like a resort, It look more like the SPCA in Ampang
Resort? For real?
But once you step in, you'll only feel it
Firstly, this resort is design and build by Ruby, the owner of the resort
Its not any 5 star or 3 star resort
Its one of the cheapest place you could stay in Cherating
And you share the same beach with Club Med!!
The place is really quiet and the beach belongs to you!!
You owns the beach :)
There are quite a number of things that you could do in Cherating
Curiosity
A visit to the Turtle Sanctuary
Its next to Club Med & 5 min drive from our resort ^^
And I notice that the turtle have some new swimming style
Michelangelo
So cute can!!With its leg/flapper behind its shell!!
That's where they keep the eggs that they've collect
After visiting the cute turtles, we went to the Cherating River Cruise
The Cherating Mangrove River
Its so peaceful when you stroll along the river
The sound of the birds chirping, the tree leaves rattles, the insects buzzing around
Things that you could hardly find in KL
It is just so relax
Empty your mind and feel the wind
Don't worry about anything, don't think about anything
Ahhhh~I just miss that place!!
This is Mr.Alright, my personal boatman =P He's really informative & he got good eye sight as well
Us!!Enjoying our ride =P
The mangrove forest
The beloved spot something?
A mangrove snake resting
The snake was actually spotted by Mr.Alright. His eyesight really good!! He spot 4 snakes & both of us spot nil ><
But I did spot some thing apart from snakes
Jellyfish!
I spot jellyfish!! Yeap, Its saltwater river!!
Bee Hive
I've studied this before during secondary but forgot what its called already
Do you see mud only? Look carefully at the white thingy
A single claw crab!! Very puny!! ><
Locals out for crab-bing
Houses by the river
After our river cruise
A lady recommend us to try the Ikan Bakar
Dead Fish X(
Bakar-ing our Ikan ^^
The Ikan Bakar indeed was awesome!! Love It!! We actually had it twice!! We went back to the same place to get our Ikan Bakar again for dinner!!
After dinner, we went to watch the fireflies!!
Can't take any pictures because no flash allows. Even if flash is allowed, I don't think I'm able to capture anything =="
The fireflies shows are just mesmerizing!!
Our "fireflies guide" have a way to lure the fireflies
When a bunch of fireflies flew towards you
Its like fairies coming towards you!!
If you've not see fireflies in their natural habitat before
Go try it!! Its AWESOME!!! Ichiban!!
The next day, we woke up early!! To watch the sunrise
Enjoying Our View
Awesome view!!
Choppy waves
Unknown visitor to the beach
Common visitor to the beach ><
Then we saw some locals fishing by the beach
Reach up high!!
I was wondering is there any fish by the shore and guess what?!?!
Holy mama!! A stingray!!
Trust me, Its freaking heavy!! I can't carry it up myself, the guy help me to lift it up!!
Leopard Stingray
Then we walked along the beach
Taking pics of our shadows
of US!!
Sleeping on the sand
And then
Something going on again
Another stingray perhaps?
Gotcha!!
The common stingray
After done relaxing by the beach
Went back to our chalet
Our Chalet!!
When we're about to leave
We conteng the wooden fence
The beloved conteng everywhere!!
Ow~I've not shown you guys how the resort looks like rite?
Here we go =)
A virtual tour to Ruby's Resort
This is the corridor. On your left, you'll actually see my chalet, on your right, there's a rabbit playpen
So we walk straight towards the end
And you could see
Playground for the kids
This annoying fella
Walk back to the front
This is the dining area
Their own bar =)
The beloved enjoying herself
So now, we walk outside the resort towards a tree
And...
Ruby's treehouse
You can see this big tree house!!
The treehouse is actually build by the staffs and sponsored by previous guest who stayed here!!
And next to the tree house
The beloved enjoying the swing!!
And this is Ruby
It was a fantastic holiday for myself & the beloved!!
We enjoyed alot!!
The peaceful & relaxing beach
The hospitality given by the resort
All this makes our trip perfect!!
Ow yea, this resort is very different from others!!
No other place, not even a 5 star or a 4 star or any star that will serve you with this type of hospitality
Go Cherating and find Ruby
and you'll know it =) You won't regret!!
Heaven!!
The place is really like heaven!!
OK~Thats all~BYE!!