Have Perut Will Travel...: TGG Day 6 │ KT to KL: Hai Peng Kopitiam • 450km in Time-Lapse!

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Saturday, 8 June 2024

TGG Day 6 │ KT to KL: Hai Peng Kopitiam • 450km in Time-Lapse!

Going Home, One Last Drive

We made it a point to start early and woke up at six in the morning. After showering and packing our bags, we checked out of the Airbnb and were on the road by ten to seven.

Our first stop was my late Aunty’s house. We parked BiBi there and made sure the main water stopcock was fully turned off. It felt like a small but important step before leaving town.

Backtracking Before the Highway

We then set off toward the Kuala Terengganu Toll Plaza, only to realise we had forgotten to refuel. With a soft sigh, we turned around and stopped at the Petronas station in Pasir Panjang. Tanks filled, we were finally ready.

By the time we passed the Kuala Terengganu Toll Plaza, it was almost eight. Everyone felt a little sleepy, so we made a short stop at Bukit Besi R&R to freshen up. Spotting a food truck nearby, we grabbed a cup of hot coffee, which helped a lot.

Breakfast Stop in Kemaman

We continued along the East Coast Expressway, exited at Kijal, and drove on until we reached Kemaman town just before ten. We parked at a municipal lot and walked across Jalan Sulaimani for breakfast at the well known Hai Peng Kopitiam.

We ordered:

2 packs of nasi lemak
2 sets of toast
2 sets of half boiled eggs
1 large mug of coffee
1 iced lemon tea
1 iced milk tea

We also took away:

6 packs of nasi lemak
5 sticks of pulut panggang

Everything came to RM59.00 (≈ USD13 / EUR12). It was filling, comforting, and exactly what we needed before the long drive ahead.

The Final Stretch

At a quarter to eleven, we got back into BiBi and soon passed the Chukai Toll Plaza, rejoining the East Coast Expressway. Not long after, drowsiness crept in again, so we stopped briefly at the Maran R&R to refresh ourselves one last time.

The final leg of the journey was smooth and uneventful. By a little past two in the afternoon, we were finally back at our condo.

Until the Next Big Trip

With this journey complete, we decided to take a short break from filming. Apart from the occasional weekend outing, we would be quiet until our next major adventure in August.

That trip would take us to a Malaysian state we had never visited before—Sabah, often called the “Land Below the Wind”, a place untouched by typhoons and rich with new stories waiting to be told.

Until then, we rested—and looked ahead.