Beach Camping at Teluk Segadas

"Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are". This is a famous kid song when I was in the childhood. That night was dark and windy. I laid down at the beach with camp mates. We were watching stars on the sky, and counting the uncountable stars. We waited for the appearance of meteor, and stared blankly. These are all things where we were rare to do in urban city. I don't know how long I have slept on the beach side. But, when I opened my eyes, I still see stars on top of me. It was so wonderful and it's just a night only.

** Travel mate and tent mate

This is my second camp trip after Jerangkang camp trip. However, it was my first camp trip at the beach. My camp side is located at Teluk Segadas, Pangkor Island. This trip consisted of 21 people including a kid. Teluk Segadas is a secluded beach where it needs to take 20 minutes jungle trekking before reach there. It is a permitted camp side by providing a toilet, kitchen, bathroom, and even a generator for lighting at night. The provided facilities need to be charged based on head count, and it costs RM15 per person. After across from the main land, we had a lunch nears jetty to provide better energy for the next trekking (van from jetty to beginning point jungle trekking was RM1 per head). For me, it is not so hard to walk into up-down hill. However, we need to carry foods, drinking water, tents, camp gears and other things that cause us exhausted (they bring pack of ais cube for beer, and I was one of a victim to carry. Can you imagine how heavy of the stuff??). It slowed down the team movement. However, nothing can stop us to continue our pace. It was such a “HOPE” to everyone when sound of sea waves was getting near. Everyone ran ahead to the beach and enjoyed the beautiful view of the secluded beach. Without delaying the time, we started to set up our own tent by looking on the proper floor. After completed the setup, it is the time to blast into the sea. We spent an hour to two in the sea together with some photo shooting moment as well. After a joyous swim in the sea, we started to set up camp fire to burn up the camping’s feel. At the same time, we did BBQ too

At the Dusk, we run toward into the sea again. This time, we did something dumb requested by Cheras Girls. We used stone to crack off the shell pasted on the boulder to get the oyster, and ate it on the spot after cleaned with the sea water. After a clean bath, some people started activities like gambling with using nuts as chips, plus beers and liquor. In fact, I did not join the group. I started to set my styrofoam carpet and enjoyed the nature moment in darkness. Sooner, few companies joined me as well. When the sea water was getting low tide, George took out his fishing gear and fishing alone farther away from the sea side. At the meantime, few of us followed him too, walked around and caught crabs. The night was passing fast, and it was a simple and peaceful night for me.

** Activities at night

Day2, after we had breakfast with some sandwiches. Again, we jumped into the sea before we packed off. We left the camp side around 12pm and returned to Lumut at 2pm. After that, we went to the "海味店" (dried seafood shop) near Lumut. Then, we drove to Pantai Gemis for a lunch, which recommended by George (Kedai Makanan Laut Ng Chin Boon (Ma Ga Ka)). The foods are quit nice, especially Oh-Ni (Yam), Mantis Prawn and Cucumber Crab. After a satisfaction lunch, we ended the trip with another new camping experience.

Thanks to Makan-King, You are the best!