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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
March 2013 Road Trip to Port Dickson
Date : 23rd March 2013
Occassion of Joy : Weekend Getaway to Port Dickson
Car Breakdown!
On Friday, the day before our road trip to PD, Daddy is suffering from a slight stomach discomfort and thus didnt bring our car to the workshop for road worthiness check before the long drive tom. anyway the car was last serviced 1 month back..and it never gave us any problem in the past 6 years of driving..so no worries?
Come Saturday, we are all geared up and all aboard at 730am to avoid the queue in Tuas 2nd Link..Car started up as usual..good to go..drove down the carpark, pass a speed hump and we heard a funny sound under the front hood area..thinking its just the water from the washing previous night acting on the brake, Daddy drove on and the sound dissappears..
TPE->SLE->KJE and while exiting SLE to KJE, Daddy felt the steering wheel is very heavy..its like driving a 3 tonner trunk without power steeering..sensing something very wrong, we exited Chua Chu Kang road and did a few turns in a secluded area and Daddy confirmed the power steering is gone..Hearts sank!...of all day, this gota happen today..
Still, we kept our spirits up and drove on to Komoco at Leng Kee as they are open on a Saturday..we die die want to go Port Dickson as the Hotel is already booked and too late to cancel..
We registered our car with Komoco A&E unit and pray for the best = low repair cost and fast turnover..i think we prayed real hard and after 2 hours of waiting, we heard from the technician that its just a hose came loose and no major motor fault etc..just need to replace a new hose for the power steering and top up lubricant and some labour charge to check all clear..all in cost is $100.70..Phew!
Daddy half expected a price like $500 considering its at Komoco (authorised agent usually chop carrot) and the fault seems serious..
We are again all good to go and felt more assured with the thorough checks by the technician..we reached Tuas at 1230pm..we are 3 hours behind our schedule, but still in time for the 3pm checkin at the Hotel..
Thank God Komoco opens at 8am on a Saturday
Raphael busied himself while we wait for the repair
Gabriel putting his Charm to use at the servive counter
Journey @ Port Dickson
Our drive to Port Dickson is really an eye opener for both Daddy and Mummy..used to max speed of 100km\h in Singapore road..we are shocked and in awe of the Peroduas, Proton, Mercs and Porsche zooming past us at more than 140km\h we guess as we are already driving at 110km\h..
Anyway with 2 precious, priceless kids playing ipads in the back seat..Daddy kept focus on the road ahead and staying constant at 110km\h and enjoys the smooth drive..
Reaching PD's Avillion Resort at 330pm, we are slightly late but no one is complaining..at least we made it here despite the early morning breakdown..also we survived the treacherous North South Highway..
We managed to get a room in the 900++ as we heard from Trip Advisor that its quieter, away from the crowd of the pool..the room is spacious with a big day bed..the room's furnishing is abit old and looks not well maintained..the air-con is also lacking under the hot day sun..although it started to cool down sufficiently in the night for a comfortable rest..personally we find the price of RM640++ per night not justifiable..its definitely not a 5 Star place..max max we will give it a 3.5-4 Star..
The charm is not in the room deco and furnishing though..its the nice and relaxing surroundings of the resort that compensates for the lacking in the room.the place is well landscaped and there are small animals like peacocks and chicken roaming around..there is also the nice beach besides our room which is pretty clean with nice white sand..
We spend most of our time swimming in the pool, playing sand at the beach and walking around with the kids exploring..little things like the traditional feet wash makes the kids feel interesting..the kids also tried their hands at fishing from our balcony with the rod we brought along..dont expect to catch anything but just for the fun of it..
we ended our 1st day with Dinner at a rather well known local restaurant called Sea View Seafood before calling it a day..
The 2nd day morning, we made an effort to wake up at 730am for breakfast so that we can get to enjoy the facilities before the 12pm check out..with 3 hours to spare after breakfast, we again hit the pools and beach which the kids never seems to get tired of playing..its just sand and water and they can go on and on and on..
We hit the road by 1230pm and reach Bukit Indah at 4pm for grocery shopping before reaching Tuas CP at 615pm..little delay at Msia side of customs for around 20mins and no jam at Spore side..by 7pm we are on the way home!!
We will be back sooon Port Dickson!
View outside our room
Our spacious room.
the kids doing Big Business
the children's pool..can be very crowded
the fun slide..
Heavy weight into water..
cutie little gabriel
the breakfast place..besides the pool
spotted a blooming peacock along the way
Raphael "posing" with the bird
 
the adult only pool, away from the bustle of the kids pool
Raphael is intrigued by the traditional feet wash
Helping Gabriel to wash
trying their hands on rod fishing..pretend pretend also happy
the large day bed is good and big enough for the 2 kids..
many small verandah like this to relax and bask in the sun
the place where we had dinner
nicely executed dishes..cost us RM95 inclusive of 2 fresh juice..not exactly cheap but not Ex also
 
You can choose the fresh ones from the tank
Breakkie on the 2nd Morning..Prate with sugar..his fav
Gabriel ate more at breakfast than Raphael..and he is free
  
the gorgeous looking beach
 
this beach is just next to our room
this boy loves to play with sand
walking along the shallow water..
Gabriel is stressed as usual..he hates sand
Raphael picks some shells..little Nature lesson time
the Pet farm is open for visiting daily from 10-11am
  
See how Raphael jumps into the pool..a confident boy who dunno how to swim..
Gabriel loves being thrown into the air
Picked from the ground..a peacock's feather
Enjoying the Rain Shower before we leave this place
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