Day 946 21st February 2019 51 miles (Muar to Melaka) Average speed 10.8.mph Top speed 29 mph I got up early at 6.30 and had brekkie of omelette sarnie with delicious coffee flavoured with hazelnut I think. Then said goodbye to Susan and Bart, but made the mistake of asking for change of 50 note … [Read more…]
Day 945 20th February 2019 5 miles (Muar) Average speed 10.3 mph Top speed 17 mph A day of rest. I got up at 8 and after two teas and a long chat with Susan and Simon I walked to the shop to buy bread and sardines for brekkie. Then I did my washing and … [Read more…]
Day 944 19th February 2019 44 miles (Batu Pahat to Muar) Average speed 13.1 mph Top speed 23 mph Another good day on the bike. I got up at 8 and went for brekkie of poora, a different type of Indian bread fried with Dahl and Nescafé coffee. I packed and said goodbye to the … [Read more…]
Day 870 7th December 2018 35 miles (Muar to Melaka) Average speed 10.1 mph Top speed 22 mph I got up at 5.30 and went walking at 6 along a river, to watch the sunrise and have a coffee with the locals, who’d just come from the mosque. Back at the hostel I chatted to … [Read more…]
Day 869 6th December 2018 36 miles (Batu Pahat to Muar) Average speed 12 mph Top speed 25 mph We were up at 7 and out to brekkie at 8.30. We found an Indian cafe for two roti with eggs, dhal and two coffees. Then we packed up and said goodbye to Jerry who gave … [Read more…]