Nuang. Checked.

I conquered Nuang yesterday!

Enjoyed the trek very much because the last part of the trekking trail after Puncak Pengasih is very challenging, some parts have to use hands to climb up the roots. I like! But I dun like the very demoralising trail before Kem Lolo. It looks like a highway to me. You know driving on a highway can be very demoralising and boring right? Imagine walking on that highway for more than 1 hour.. Deflated...

Reached the peak in 5 hours and 25 mins. Used another 5 hours to go down.


The entrance


Starting part of the highway. The plantations already look very different. Those are pine trees I think.

We did not many river crossing there. 2 or 3 I dun remember already. The rivers in Nuang is just so-so. Nothing special to talk about. But according to CK the water is safe to be consumed.

Taking a rest near Kem Pacat


I always caught eating when trekking. lol

It's just normal trekking after Kem Pacat to Puncak Pengasih with a bit of mud





Me have nice pose here =P

Taken from a tree with a hole at the tree trunk. =P

Yesterday the weather at Nuang was very good. Puncak Pengasih is very cooling. Feel like Genting. From time to time we saw a group of mist flying towards us with a gust of wind.

This reminds me of Gunung Irau. Actually from Puncak Pengasih onwards until the peak, it looks exactly like Irau already. Except that Irau is more mossy. The trees and rocks in Irau has more green moss than Nuang.

Yea Irau is more mossy indeed (click for larger view)


I dunno what this signboard is talking about coz it's too old and half of the planks were torn off. I guess it says this is the trail to the summit? So in order to ensure our friends know which way to go, CK put a note at Pengasih.



It actually took us more than 30 mins to the peak coz we rested a lot! =P

When I reached there CK they all had already reached the peak. I reached slightly later.


We were greeted by a very fat squirrel. It's the fattest squirrel I've ever seen. Maybe it's due to the weather or the leftover food by trekkers, or maybe both? =P



Took a group photo at the peak

Actually you can see Genting from Nuang peak. But yesterday was too misty. Genting was covered in mist. Yea. The misty part is Genting. lol...

After scenery viewing I continued my sleep coz woke up too early yesterday. I woke up at 5am =(

CK also sleeping. heheh..


The rest chit-chatting

After a while, we were surprised by an uncle who looks like he's in his 50s landing his feet at the peak with a wave of hand and friendly greetings. Hikers are friendly I must admit. Erhem. I'm a hiker too. Kaka.. We tend to greet each other, ask one another about the trek and give each other encouragements.

The ladies one in her 30s and one in 40s are also very sporting.

They reach the peak in 3 hours plus!! o.O It was fast! They look very professional and experienced though. Actually I hope to be like them in 20 years time. lol..

Going down the mountain is tiring also. Luckily we had a fun dip in the ice cold tiny and shallow pool near Kem Lolo (I think it's Kem Lolo if not mistaken, I think it's not Kem Pacat). At least the water soothed our sore feet and gave a boost to our mental.

The guys splashing each other


The girls getting ready to get into the pool

After lots of splashings and waterfall back-massaging and some photo sessions (photos playing water is yet to be collected) we continued our trek. Here it is folks! The photos of water-splashings.. lol..


Group photos in the pool


The girls (one guy buat kacau at the back) but the guys were splashing water. Couldn't open my eyes when taking this photo


Girls photo with no water splashing

We, the girls, revenged kau kau to the guys. kekeke..


Okla.. Let you take one nice photo la.



After that started to splash like there's no tomorrow. lol..



After the waterfall, when we started to trek back, that's the part where my feet start to feel even more painful. The Kampung Adidas cut my ankle! Damn painful one. And putting two layers of plasters still cannot prevent the shoe from scraping my ankle. I had to limp until the exit throughout the 2 hours trek. =( That was where I feel the 'highway' was really long and deadly. Summore the scenery beside the highway looked all the same to me. Boring... Me and Angie were the last coz both of us wore Kampung Adidas. lol.. She even wore it without socks! Salute her lah... (Note for myself to next Nuang trek if there's any: wear two layers of socks)

When we saw the exit I almost cried out of joy. When we walked out I found that the very pro uncles and the ladies were already washing their shoes and chilling at their van. Goodness gracious! They are really fast! @.@ We went for a shower at the public toilet and off to our dinner at a Malay Kampung near Gabai.

The restaurant was well-known for its ikan bakar. When we reached there the restaurant was already full house coz it was 7.30pm, baru buka puasa. Sorry folks... if we walked faster and shower faster maybe we can reach the restaurant before buka puasa. We waited until around 9pm only started to have our dinner. So cham.

Despite the slow service, insufficient cups and jugs, the restaurant is actually quite special la. The seatings are in a small hut on a lake. There are bridges connecting to the hut for people to walk from the land to the hut. The idea was cool but their desk was very old and dirty, some huts have no light... the customers have to use torchlights to have their meals =.='' And they place the tap water above the lake beside the bridge. So when you wash your hands the dirty water run down the lake. And when cleaning up the tables, the crews just throw all the remaining drinks into the lake. Some kids who were eating there throw fish bones into the lake wishing to feed the fish.. Eeww. I can imagine how dirty the lake is. Anyway, the idea of lake hut is still very romantic if it's designed and maintained properly.

No pictures taken at the restaurants coz everyone was tired already. =P

Reached home at 11pm and K.O. right after shower. Woke up with a very sore leg this morning. I believe this pain will follow me for another 2 days especially walking down the stairs. But hey! I've been to Nuang already! =) I have no regrets pal, no regrets.