December 11, 2016
After one day in the big city we decided it was time to head back to the beach. We took the bus across the peninsula to Kuantan. We traveled on a holiday weekend, when Malaysia had a three day weekend for Muhammad's birthday. We were unprepared for the number of people and found a 1 hour wait for tickets and fortunately got tickets for a bus leaving only 2 hours later.
Kuantan is a provincial capital with a nice mosque, a calm river promenade, and lots of food options for visitors.
We were more excited about the sand beach right in front of the Hilton resort that happened to be closed for renovations.
On a Sunday afternoon as the weather gradually improved more local families arrived for a picnic, festivities, or a swim.
There was a board walk that connected to a beach just to the north, where a troupe of long tailed Macaques.
After one day in the big city we decided it was time to head back to the beach. We took the bus across the peninsula to Kuantan. We traveled on a holiday weekend, when Malaysia had a three day weekend for Muhammad's birthday. We were unprepared for the number of people and found a 1 hour wait for tickets and fortunately got tickets for a bus leaving only 2 hours later.
Kuantan is a provincial capital with a nice mosque, a calm river promenade, and lots of food options for visitors.
We were more excited about the sand beach right in front of the Hilton resort that happened to be closed for renovations.
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