Sudara Beach Resort, Tok Bali

Sudara is located on a nice grey beach some distance from Tok Bali town. It was raining when we checked in. We chose a room away from the main area and settled in. Derrick went fishing at the brackish water in front of the lobby building. He caught a haruan. It was beautiful and clever, tried to escape 3 times before succeeding on the 4th attempt.

I had several worms stolen from my rod and finally got snagged to a tree trunk in the water. We had no hot water in the shower so the front office gave us an alternative room, next door. It was a better room as this one came with a king size bed instead of 2 singles, and the water heater worked.

We had a nice time eating a watermelon bought along the way. Dinner was at an Ikan Bakar place at Tok Bali town. Yummy!! The boys enjoyed the food.

We lazed the next day before checking out to head for Tumpat.

Penarik Beach, Setiu, Terengganu

Penarik is a small fishing village in the district of Setiu in Terengganu. It has about the best beach along the coast of Malaysia. Smooth fine sand and crystal clear waters make the beach so lovely to walk on. From the beach, one can see the beautiful islands off Terengganu including the Perhentian and Redang Islands.

We stayed 2 nights in a small resort called Penarik Inn recently. It is run by a very hospitable couple and their son who speak mainly in very good English. The chalets are very basic in nature with bedding enough for a family of 5. There is cold and hot shower. Although we only had a wall mounted circulating fan (no air conditioning), the chalet remains cool in the day time. We only needed to close the door of the chalet between 7 and 8 pm when mosquitoes and other insects are most active and attracted to light. Night time is a wee bit hot and humid but the air is cooled quickly as the hours go by.

Penarik is located between a river and the South China Seas.

Planning for a Driving Holiday

We are going on a driving-fishing holiday.  I am now busy working on an itinerary and making reservations for the May-June school holidays for the family.  We are going to drive through Terengganu, stopping at Dungun to stay a night at Auntie Cherry's place, then heading to KT for a day trip before checking into a chalet resort at Pantai Penarik, Setiu for 2 nights.  From Terengganu, we will head for Kota Bharu, more specifically Tumpat to stay at a water chalet at Pantai Seri Tujuh.

We will end the trip taking the East West Highway from Jeli through the Belum Rainforest past Grik onto Kuala Kangsar, staying a night at Tasik Pergau Sanctuary and another somewhere along the Belum area, before heading home.

It is taking a lot of time as the itinerary has changed due to unforeseen circumstances.  It has also caused me a bit of stress, studying the 2 states on the net, the beaches and chalets available, and then calling to make reservations.

However, I am certainly looking forward to this holiday as the last one we had in December to east of Johor was simply wonderful.