Day 04 Thu 01/07 - Rainy Start from Penang to Sg Petani

Today Distance : 51.1km                   Total Distance : 185.1km
Today's Temp : 24 - 32c
Average Speed : 20.2 kmh               max: 56.0
Time On Bike : 2 hr 31 mins
Average Climb : 1%                         max: 2%
Total Altitude : 64 m                       max: 70 m
Today's Spending : rm 52.5             Total: rm 129.40

What a wet start on our 1st day of riding together! After staying 3 nights in Penang,I am itching to get on the bike and start cranking with Brent, the plan to meet up early by 7 in the morning at the jetty did not materialise cos' Brent has to replace his handlebar and stem in order to fix his handlebar bag. The bicycle shop only open at 10.30am, when everything done it's already 12 noon. Brent's girlfriend Bella came to the jetty to say goodbye and good luck. We have lunch at the mainland . The sky started to gather black cloud and soon enough ,the rain started until too heavy that we took shether in a Petronas statation, hardly 15km of riding. Anyhow we move on when the rain starts to thin out and raincover over the pannier bags . but dirty rain water still splashing from the road when a truck zoom past. It was already 4pm by the time we rode into Sg Petani and we decided to call it a day in a Duta budget hotel near the bus station.Quite satisfied with the room, spacious,clean with aircon and attached bathroom,all for a mere Rm 63.

                                   Brent replacing his handlebar and stem in CCI bike shop

                                                       Ready to take the ferry across

          One of the rundown building in Sg Petani. if you have no money to stay ,this is the place!!!!

                                  Duta budget hotel where we stay, highly recomemded

                             With brent in the room, very spacious with our bikes wheeled inside

                                         HSBC bank in Sg Petani with a colonial building