bikermice from mars: Pelepah Waterfall

For those complaining Kota Tinggi is too crowded, this is the alternative, with some walking of course. Sungai Pelepah is just about 30mins drive from Kota Tinggi town and the starting point of the trek at somewhere 10mins before reaching to Kota Tinggi waterfall & Resort. Can't tell you the exact spot as it is just some little clearing among the bushes and we just start walking in from there. From the start, it is just a very small little stream with water level only up to ankle level at most. It's walking in the river for the whole journey. Further upstream, there are some deeper pools which sometimes goes up to my shoulder level. Very nice and cooling, no sticky sweaty feeling that comes along with trekking in the jungle, just be prepared, some leeches around :)

Pardon me for the picture quality, those were taken with some cheap 35mm point and shoot film camera. No fanciful megapixel cameras invented at that time. The picture above is our final campsite for the night with the waterfall behind. There is a trail to go further up but we found no suitable campsite as nice as this. Our tents were pitched right next to the stream. Take a cup, scoop some water up, yum seng (Don't ask me safe anot 'cos I'm still alive up till now). Just beware not to go there during the monsoon season or you'll be washed away by flash floods.

On our way in. All our luxurious stuff in the pack, ready for a peaceful, enjoyable night at the most natural spa you can find in Malaysia.

Still on the way. Wash up if you feel sticky, the water is cool and refreshing.

The picture doesn't do this place justice. In actual, the place looks like a very nice landscaped garden. Beautiful oh beautiful.

Did I say nice again? Our campsite is on that empty patch of sandbank to the right. Click on the picture to see a larger image and you can see me sitting on the log. Those logs must have been washed down from the upper reaches during a horrible flashflood. Don't want to witness one, thank you very much.

Crystal clear water. No need for fridge. Just leave the canned cocktail and bottled wine in the water and enjoy later. Wasted there isn't any Erdinger during those days.