Gunung Tebu, Besut
(1039 m/ 3408 ft)
29 - 30 th May 2016
28 th May 2016
all regular gang members are back again...... set (team) Dabong; abe awie, abe bust, jemi, pok leh, mat din, daniel toke pare, afiq n mat yie plus 1 new comer, radi..... set Pahang; pizal, bra, bas, yusz, pendi, amir misai, sikin, pian n achik reza, plus 'tribe' Bera; suri ganu kite, soki, rudi, lin n jue..... n badd from Putrajaya.... kak faridah from nogori 9 with her new facebook friend, dido jungle..... the coordinator for the program was abe awie al dabongi wal bachoki...... the onli absent was abe aji hafidz dee zack, stil recuperating from heart surgeri..... her! her! it was quite heavi raining in Kg Jabi...... earlier arival was suri n his tent mate... lin.... had dinner @sofie restaurant while waiting for other late arivals.... then, verdict came out from short discussion about changing lodging for the nite.... all agreed to have 1 nite stay @homestays.... earlier plan was to stay @dewan serbaguna Hutan Lipur Belatan..... by 2 a.m., kak faridah n dido jungle arrived...... as sikin acted as their whats apps navigator....
29 th May 2016
830:
the following morning, breakfast was actuali packed n prepared alreadi @Lata Belatan.... which was 5 km onli from homestays..... where we suppose to to lodge last nite.... but, suri had asked for the need of a quick tea time before going there.... then, the 'feast' began.... nasi 'kapik' (himpit), nasi dagang, nasik lemak, kuih muih, n also new menu nasi berlauk itek 'sekati'.... har! har!... luckili, program manager berated us onli a little.... her! her!
922:
we were introduced to a handsome young guide for today's hike @permit counter starting point.... mohd afiq aifaq bin mohd junal aka epak, along his senior pok nik briefed us about the ±8 km trek n all to expect..... the hike will have 4 checkpoints; Sg Cakah 2, Batu Mat Hasan, last water point n peak.... the briefing was concluded with a prayer led by abe awie himself.... after paying all the entrance fees..... most gang members hastili pick up phones to selfieng @the park entrance.... signalling the beginning of the journey.....
pic: briefing @entrance
pic: badd n pok nik
950:
the route take us through canopi walk @entrance to the Lata Belatan campsite.... there was cement trek up until waterfal... then, the jungle trail began.... the trail led us 2 times crossing the river.... need to hop reali warili on slipperi rocki stones..... across the river, jungle trail continued again.... after 3 log crossing over the streams.... saw our 1 st stop Sungai Cakah 2.... the should be short stop eventuali became long supper stop!!! our set turbo hikers; mat din, najmi n rudi managed to have nasi lemak for their 2 nd breakfast..... dido jungle took a nap for a while, in effort to rejuvenate last nite short sleep.... epak then led the kids n gals cross another river, followed closeli by set turtle hikers...... her! her! our 2 nd check point should be @Batu Mat Hasan.... as usual, plans are made just to be broken? har! har! so, had 'lost count' check points along the trail since anyone would stop, whenever anyone feels like stopping.... her! her!... as a results, 2 hours late arrivals than program tentative....
1415:
some had 2nd or 3rd lunch when we finali arrived the real 2nd check point @Batu Mat Hasan.... had long break..... the moment was utilized perfectli to catch a nap n lying down.... after this checkpoint, trail goes mencanak (very steep) up.... the parti then climbed slowli until Jendela Pandang which translated as viewing window.... stop a while to take pictures.... rear team took longer time resting..... after snapping pictures, proceeded slowli until 3rd checkpoint which is the last water point..... it was quite half hour hike form Jendela Pandang to water point.... someone was alreadi snoring when rear team arrived. her! her! most members went down 120 m to refil water... some took time for a bath n praying....our guide assured us from this point forward up to the peak onli 2 km in distance....
pic: 2 hours late @Batu Mat Hasan
pic: turbo kancil (achik n mat yi)
pic: set turbo (mat din, mat rudi n bro bus)
1640:
continued walking until stumbled on signboard 500 meters to peak.... no high hopes that the peak was too near guys.... it was stil long way up....her! her!
pic: set turtle (badd, pian n pizal)
1900:
finali, rear team reached peak Mount Tebu..... the view was alreadi covered with mist... n quite windi.... earlier arrival told us epak suggested camping @camp site which is safer when raining on peak.... the rest of us were @camp site alreadi, which is about 20 minutes walk from here...
pic: camera men
1920:
set up tent.... anticipated rain pouring down not veri long..... some were seen going down to water point.... cooked rice, lamb curri n omelet... just about dinner, jue sent sauci salted fish .... it was barter trade since her tent mate sikin, requires our 3 flavor fried powder.... her! her! at nite, from this site, could see boats lamps n islands... after dinner, spend time joking to each other until sleepi....
pic: folding up camp
30 th May 2016
900:
after breakfast, started packing tents n equipment.... then, flash camera session... it was a nice clear morning n views....
pic: yusz n bra
pic: pendi, bas, pizal, amir, achik, suri, pian, yusz n bra
pic: pendi, bas, pizal, amir, achik, pian, yusz n bra
pic: afiq
945:
on the way down, stopped @batu bersurat n peak Mount Tebu... for more pictures... her! her!
pic: rockers (sikin, jue, bra, yusz n mat yi)
pic: batu bersurat (pizal, bra n yusz)
pic: program coordinator
pic: gang members
pic: where are the other 2?
pic: set pahang
pic: ex 'rotu' turned 'rote' (reserve officer training 'expired')
1030:
started going downhill.... it was quiet walk all the way back to starting point... about an hour later.... we passed by last water point... without stopping @Jendela Pandang until arrived @Batu Mat Hasan.... then our turbo hikerz.... mat din & mat rudy raced down the hill competing each other... followed by turbo kancil n the ladies..... we, set turtle tottering behind... after quite some time, arrived @Sg Cakah 2..... after short rest... continued hiking until Lata Belatan n starting point.....
