Malaysia (the drive)

We got out the door around 7:45 for Malaysia (might be better to aim for 7 next time as the line through immigration was a bit long). We headed up to Cherating, about a six hour drive from our house in Singapore. There were closer beaches to go to but this resort was the right price and looked nice/got good reviews on tripadvisor so we went for it.

Driving in Malaysia is just a bit different than Singapore. The speed limit is 110 instead of 90 but the range or actual speeds is much greater than in Singapore and people tailgate like crazy. I appreciate the "please be considerate and signal early" or "be courteous and do not tailgate" signs in Singapore just a little more now. Holy smokes! I'm just glad I had already mastered driving on the left in Singapore where it is much more civilized.

We ended up traveling mostly on a two-lane road which meant a lot of passing (hate that) but the scenery was gorgeous. So many palm plantations I just couldn't get over it (and didn't really get a good picture, unfortunately!). We saw a couple of large monitor lizards trying to cross the roads, stray dogs, cows, goats, etc. There were billboards (although not a lot) and someone needs to get out there and put a fresh coat of paint on some of the lane markers! Overall, it was a good drive although next time we need to pack more food as we didn't pass many real towns save for one or two after Jahor Bahru (too soon to stop).

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