63 km

My shoulder has been aching a bit more the last couple of days, so we took a shorter day today and also followed the advice of Chris from the Crazy Guy on a Bike website, which was to stay at the Penarik Inn. Great advice, Chris. The owner greeted us immediately as we rode up, saying “Welcome! Welcome! You are welcome here!” and served us up some tea.

After drinking our tea and feeling a little refreshed, we checked out the chalet, and it was rustic and airy, with a nice bathroom attached. They charged 35RM for the 40RM room because it’s still the off season. They get a lot of cyclists here, especially Dutch cyclists, and they seemed happy to see us arrive on bikes.

We then changed our clothes and walked down to the beach to swim. Well, this still being the monsoon season, the water was quite rough and it was a steep beach. Dave decided to swim in the waves while I stood and watched. He found a styrofoam buoy with a rope attached, and he started slinging it into the surf and then swimming out after it. It was pretty fun to watch.

The owner’s son made us a delicious dinner of egg soup, fish with curry sauce, rice, and a sweet mung-bean dessert.

It stormed sometime in the night, and our breezy bungalow was cool and quiet.