Sunday, May 25, 2008

One Day Lobster +Firefly tour

We set off at 5.30am from our place together with friend A whom spent the night at our house. We took a taxi to the Golden Mile Complex and we struggled our way into long queue and manage to register all our passes with the counter crew.

We promptly walked to our travel coach and a typical coach interior greeted us.



The coach reach second link at 7.30am, took a shot that overlooks the Malaysia shores.


Very crowded Malaysia Custom.



Finally, leaving for our breakfast destination after getting past the custom.



Typical queue at the toll.



After breakfast, we bought some local delights from the Mr Sotong shop.



We past by Jusco Mall, the biggest mall in West Malaysia.



Tour guide informed us that it will be another 2 hours ride before we reach the first destination for lunch...Zzzz...Zzzzz...............



Finally, we reach the destinations [ Lunch and Ostrich Farm] after a long 2 hours ride.



We took some shots of the lunch items..



So call 'Lobsters'...

Before:



After:





A short walk around the small & quiet town. Looking out for the shop selling lotus pastries..







A lobster statue for those deceased lobsters that sacrifices during their fight for survival to become our lunch..



Afterwhich, the coach took us to the ostrich farm near by.

Ostrich's egg..



New borns..



Grown-ups..



After death: 来阿!来阿!Ostrich Satay...1 for RM$4.50....来阿!来阿!



After visiting the Ostrich farm, we went to the Desaru Fruit Farm.

Before entering the fruit farm proper, we attended one of the Honey-bee product sale talk.



Entering Fruit farm, led by a internal tour guide..leading us through a few types of fruit trees..

Dragon Fruit Tree



Jack Fruit tree





Durian Tree



Passion fruit



A visit to the animal farm within the fruit farm.

Young calf getting fed.



Roosters and hens roaming around freely.



Monkeys feeding themselves with lime juice...





Hundreds of Koi in a nearby pond..



Dinner was at this restaurant.



After dinner, we walked around the vicinity..



Famili Mart..a mall mainly for the Malaysians..



After the walk, we assembled at the ferry point and we went cruising down the river looking out for fireflies....saw lots of them, too bad they could not be captured by camera..

Just one below..



That concludes the end of our tiring 1 day tour..

-SGMale