Sungai Lembing 2-3 Jun 2007

Arrived at Sg Lembing late at 10 p.m. Stayed at Sungei Lembing Resthouse located along the Main Street. The rooms are air-conditioned with clean sheets and beds. Woke up early the following morning and started off at 6.15 a.m. in a 4WD to the head trail of the Rainbow waterfall. The bumpy ride along the logging trail took 11/2 hour to reach a riverbank. Crossing the river was a task because of the strong current and slippery riverbed. From here, we took another 1 hour to trek to the Rainbow waterfall.

The trail took us through a couple of river crossing and jungle trails to avoid certain stretches of steep river gradients. Luck was not with us for we saw a faint rainbow due to the weak sunlight. Our driver took us back using a different route via a riverbed crossing and through Sungei Mas aborigine settlement. That night, after a seafood dinner at the famous Muhibbah Restaurant in Kuantan, we went shopping for the famous Mui Heong Ham Yee.

The following morning we trekked up the Panorama Hill at 5.45 a.m. Reached the summit at 6.04 a.m. This time luck was with us as we saw the sun rising beautifully over the horizon at 6.52 a.m. The sun resembled a dark yolk of the salted egg. The view from the summit was simply breath-taking; we had an orangey sky on the East and a fading moon high above magnificent floating clouds on the opposite side.

After breakfast we visited the Charas Cave and Pandan Waterfall on our way home.

For the photographs, please refer to http://happytrekker.shutterfly.com/pictures/965.