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Sunday 25 June 2017

Tioman Dragon's Horns ( Nenek semukut)



THE CALL of the TWIN PEAKS

Dragon horns, bats,waterfalls, watersprout ( tornado), Milkyway from Jetty, sunsets, Giant granite rock, big Squirrel, Beaches...edible wild berries 

Activities

- TRek from Kg Kenting to Paya - just follow the power cable line
- Milkyway shooting at Jetty
- Chill off with beers on Jetty late night
- CLimb up to CP9 
- Asah Waterfalls
- Eat eat eat.. walk walk walk

I once saw a twin toothed peak from Sri Ganda resort beach - one of the best dark sky site in Peninsula in Mersing. 

Internet search then indicated the Toiman's Dragon's Horn can be reached. SO after many months we went wielding trekking poles instead of snorkeling gears...Surprisingly there are plenty of things to see and photography land-based alone.
Mersing Town 

After a two hrs ferry crossing we arrived at the first drop off point - Kampung Kenting 
Kg Kenting street scene


We found bunches of Grapes !!
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Smelly bean - Petai fruits like lightbulbs



Our unit with a hammock and a pondok with fan

Tree with burnt out centre

Lovely sunset glow

Hike from Kg Kenting to Paya - 2 hrs walk one way.  We were told there are nice chinese food there.

Faces and a narrow hole for you to stoop and squeeze through
No harm trying my supernatural strength...

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This squirrel ate the flowers too

Much larger than the squirrel we found in Mainland. I saw one of them leap from one tree to another tree below with big vertical drop

Tiny 'durian' like fruit of casuarina tree


Near Paya - the tracker is unloading crates of Heineken  Beer from the flat-bottom ferry


Sunset glow and tummy rumbling...

Kg Kenting - nice chinese food here

Steam pomp fret , two crabs and butter cream prawns all for RM $175 
Milkyway with internal reflections due to particles on lens giving it a unique look


Shooting from the KG Kenting Jetty trying to avoid glaring lights. One lamp pole's light is not working so i have to park myself there. 
Ursa Major and lightning in the low horizon

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Was looking at sunset then heard high pitch streaking sound from behind. Two trees were full of the hanging-upside 'tent's. BATS!!

TO reach the saddle point we need to take a hired speedboat RM$300 to Simuku Hill View

This is the return path from GPS. THe elevation plot below reflects the continuous slope as we cut across contour lines

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Our guide is very knowledgeable in plants. We tasted sweet berries, leaves ....
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GPS elevation plot coming down of the hill
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This is the end of the narrow ledge couldn't go any further
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Our guide/boat man jumps into the sea and swims to his boat anchored a distance from the Jetty. The waterfall is another shot boatride from Semukuk Hill View

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