Weeks ago I had suggested taking the family for a sightseeing tour of Tg Sepat. Looks like I am left with no choice but to honour my pledge. So it was decided that we should make the trip on Sat 20/8/2011.
I, Anna, Amy and Nicholas, the four of us started the trip from Kajang at 1.30pm. Nicholas was given the honour to drive the MyVi as my wife felt that my driving was too slow. It was a cloudy afternoon when we first started the journey but it started to drizzle when we hit the Plus Highway for the direction of Nilai
First stop in Bandar Baru Nilai
First stop was at a Shell station in Bandar Baru Nilai for petrol refill, purchase of snacks, drinking water and answer calls of nature.
I intended to go to Tg Sepat via Sepang but somehow in the heavy rain Nicholas missed the turn off to Sepang. Instead we decided to travel in the direction of Banting.
From Nilai to Banting the drive was smooth though the drizzle had turned into a thunder storm. I was beginning to wonder if the rain would spoil the sight seeing.
Pantai Morib
After Banting we stopped over at Morib beach for a visit. As both mother and daughter had never visited Morib before I decided to show them the beach and the surrounding areas. By this time the rain had fizzled out into a drizzle. Holding umbrellas we walked around the beach front.
Except for two families, a colony of long-tailed macaque monkeys, and some women sweepers the beach was deserted of people and recreational activities. Then it occurred to me that the absence of people was probably due to the Ramadan fasting month. I was sure that visitors would return to the beach in the night time. After taking some photographs we left the place for Tg Sepat with me taking over the drive from Nicholas.
Ganofarm
Finally reached Tg Sepat after about 30 minute drive from Morib. Took them to the Ganofarm for a visit. The Ganofarm is a place where all types of mushrooms are cultivated and for sale to the public. At the showroom we took our time to browse the mushroom products. In the end we bought about RM10.00 of mushroom juices and snacks.
After the showroom we made our way to the seaside at the back where there is a restaurant constructed on stilts above the water level. The last time I visited this restaurant was still under construction. The restaurant owner has constructed a long wooden viewing deck behind the building where visitors can get a grand view of the sea. We took some pictures while enjoying the cool sea breeze and the seascape. Just across the sea opposite the viewing deck about 1 km away is the unmistakable sight of the half concrete and half timber Tg Sepat fishermen's jetty a.k.a. Lovers' Bridge to some people.
Tg Sepat Jetty a.k.a Lovers' Bridge
At 5.30pm the jetty was already receiving a steady stream of visitors. At that time there were only about 4 trawlers moored to the side of the jetty. I didn't see any fishermen but saw some anglers sitting on the deck patiently waiting for their catch to bite the fishing hooks attached to the end of their fishing lines.
The visitors were outsiders like us, mainly family members and couples busy snapping pictures of themselves and the sea. I held my wife's arms to give her support as we
gingerly made our way to the wooden segment of the jetty where the worn and rickety planks behaved like spring boards when we stepped on the surface. Before reaching the end of the jetty my wife decided to return to the security of the stable concrete deck. With my hand phone camera I quickly snapped some shots for remembrance. By the time we got back to the concrete deck my daughter and Nicholas who were then trailing behind had caught up with us. More group photo shoots in various poses to follow.
After the jetty we visited the stalls at the shore and bought some sweet potatoes and fish balls from a woman vendor who was peddling her produces on a bicycle.
Feeling hungry we decided to patronise Ban Joo Hing, one of the three restaurants on the shore. Anyway it was also dinner time and we had not eaten much since lunch time except for some light snacking and refreshments.
After settling down we ordered stirred fried vegetables, stewed tofu with crab meat cooked in a clay pot, 1 kg of chilli crabs and steamed fish for our dinner. The food was delicious as the fresh fish, and crabs were all recent harvests from the sea and not dead meat retrieved from cold storage in the freezer.
After dinner we headed for the town centre looking for meat pau which is also a well-known product of Tg Sepat. By the time we found the place after driving in circles it was already closed for the night. With our stomachs filled we then decided to leave the village for home in Kajang. As we drove along the narrow main street I noticed there were many motorcyclists on the road that not a single one of them was wearing safety helmet. After exiting the village to the main road we made a U-turn and headed towards the direction of Sepang and Nilai.
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