A fellow R@SKL turned me on to the fact that there are a lot of murals in KL. I knew of some along the bank of the Klang River because they are visible from the rapid-transit trains.
Zaryl led eighteen of us on a mural tour.
I had no idea that there were so many more within 8km / 6mi of where I live. Mostly in the old heart of the city, in areas which were run down and frankly dodgy until urban renewal efforts worked their magic. Jalan Alor. Changkat Bukit Bintang. Lorong Panggung. Now those areas are home to trendy cafés, restaurants and speakeasies. And are very Instagrammable!
And two murals which reflect the current zeitgeist.
We stopped for breakfast at Feeka, which is next door to this mural.
After all the treats for the eyes it was time for some treats for my tummy!
Our last stop was not at a mural but at a work of art nonetheless. The recently-opened Saloma Link Bridge.
The invitations had been coming for some time. Accompanied by photographs like these.
Photograph courtesy of PL
Photograph courtesy of PL
As soon as the MCO ban on interstate travel was lifted we started planning a ride to Port Dickson. Paul provided additional encouragement.
Photograph courtesy of PL
Within a week everything was confirmed. The route was from where I live to Regency Resort Tanjung Tuan.
Map courtesy of Ride with GPS
Ready to roll at 6:45 am.
Photograph courtesy of TS
Our first stop was at the Seri Kembangan R&R on the Maju Expressway.
Photograph courtesy of TS
Stop two was in Dengkil for breakfast. 44km / 27mi and 2 hours into our ride.
Photograph courtesy of TS
On the road again toward Bandar Serenia and Kota Warisan.
Photograph courtesy of ML
We made the right turn onto Jalan Besar Salak at 10:00 am. The stretch from Bandar Baru Enstek to Sepang was into a strong headwind. We were glad for a break at the Shell station.
Photograph courtesy of ML
Kieren and Terry had ridden faster than the rest of us and they made the left turn onto Federal Route 5 toward Lukut. Fortunately, they stopped at the border sign and called me to check where we were.
Photograph courtesy of TS
It is a good thing Terry called because we had decided to ride in the opposite direction to Sungai Pelek to take the ferry across the Sungai Sepang.
Photograph courtesy of TS
We got to the ferry to discover that it had not started running again. Nothing to do but smile for the camera and head back to Sepang.
Photograph courtesy of TS
Lay and I were leading the group 2km from Regency Resort. I heard AiLei shout “Faster. Faster.”
When Lay and I pulled into the Regency Resort gate the rest were nowhere to be seen. AiLei had shouted “Puncture. Puncture.”
Photograph courtesy of ZT
Everyone got to Regency Resort eventually.
Once we were all settled rehydration was essential.
Photograph courtesy of TS
Followed by some paddling.
Photograph courtesy of ZT
And conversation with our hosts. Paul and Simon were superb hosts. Thank you from all of us.
Photograph courtesy of ZT
Simon cooked steaks for some of us for dinner. The others went out to tar pau fried rice, fried noodles and seafood.
Photograph courtesy of ML
Lots of food, beer and wine = let’s just ride to Seremban tomorrow and take the train back to KL.
So at 7:25 am we were on the road to Seremban.
Map courtesy of Ride with GPSPhotograph courtesy of MLPhotograph courtesy of ML
It took about 90 minutes to get to the Seremban KTM station. Faster than I had expected, and fast enough for us to catch the 9:06 am train instead of the 10:02 am departure that we had planned for.
Old Roots, New Routes 