Day 2 (Sungai Rengit back to Singapore)
We woke up early to take some sunrise shots.
Sungai Rengit (Malaysia) – Day 2
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Sungai Rengit (Malaysia) – Day 1
Introduction
Sungai Rengit is a town in Pengerang located at the southeastern trip of Johor. Just 35km south of Desaru, Sungai Rengit is an unassuming place with a few good seafood restaurants and small hotels.
For this trip, our plan is to take a bum boat from Singapore to Pengerang and cycle to Sungai Rengit for seafood lunch before heading back to Singapore. FH and I however decided to spend a night at Sungai Rengit to explore the area a little more.
I brought along a GPS receiver and managed to track the route and waypoints shown below. If you would like a copy of the file in Garmin GDB format, just post a comment and I will send the download link to your email.
Kluang and Kukup (Malaysia) – 4. Kukup and home
Day 3 – Kukup and home
The original plan for the morning was to visit Kukup Island National Park. But lazing around seem like a pretty good alternative. 
So here I was, reading Aravind Adiga‘s Between the Assassinations. The assassinations refer to Indira Gandhi’s death in 1984 and that of her son, Rajiv Gandhi, in 1991.
Took a few shots of the surrounding Kelongs. In case you are wondering, Kelong is a malay word for house built on water.
Kluang and Kukup (Malaysia) – 3. Kluang to Kukup
Day 2 – Kluang to Kukup
We arranged with one of the cab drivers who sent us back yesterday to pick us up this morning to Gunung Lambak. We bought some breakfast at the entrance of Gunung Lambak.
With this second hike of Gunung Lambak, I came to realise that the routes up Gunung Lambak are in the shape of the figure 8. At the bottom of the mountain, there are two ways up to the midpoint near a pavilion. The path on the left (facing the mountain) nearer to the resorts is easier than the path on the right. Then from the pavilion, there are another two routes up to the summit. The path on the left (facing the mountain) is a steeper hike than the path on the right which passes through a “Selamat Datang Ke Gunung Lambak” gate.
Kluang and Kukup (Malaysia) – 2. Arriving at Kluang
Day 1 – Arriving at Kluang
The driver arrived at my place 8am sharp and we went about picking the rest from 5 separate destinations with almost military precision. It’s nice to travel with punctual people. 
By 9am, we were at the causeway. It can get slightly busy to be crossing the borders at this hour to Malaysia. But I figured that it’s a good balance between waking up too early and avoiding the busiest hours.
As our ride was a Malaysian registered commercial coach, we had to alight from the vehicle, go through the customs and board the vehicle again. Using a private vehicle would allow us to cross the customs without getting off the vehicle. However, a private vehicle need to use the private vehicle lanes versus the dedicated bus lane. The private vehicle lanes are usually more busy and can come to a near standstill when returning on Sundays. So there are pros and cons on the use of different type of vehicles.
Another consideration was the use of the causeway versus the second link. The second link is slightly further with higher fees but is usually not as crowded as the causeway. I did checked with the driver when making the arrangement and he told me he would be using the causeway. I respected his choice and did not question further.
After clearing the customs, we stopped by Queen Park Restoran for breakfast.
