Little did I expect this to be a boat trip till I learnt it from Kevin after the impromptu outing on Friday.

The set off was pretty early as we have to reach Desaru by 8am as the chartered boat leaves at 8:30am.  Rise and shine at 3:41am and by the time I reached Rickson's place, it was about 4:45am and we managed to get some food and baits from the nearby market at Kevin's place.

Customs was cleared by 7am and we reached Desaru via the new expressway, E22 by 8am.  Quite a fast journey considering also the higher speed limits and fewer traffic while we made our way there.

The place was set just by the beach - a typical village by the sea type of residency.  Cats and dogs could be seen running around the village where boats are parked on the trailer beside houses.  We boarded the boat around 8:30am and set off in the faraway sea where we can no longer see land.  Kevin's intent was to have a look at the lighthouse but it was already destroyed by a shipwreck some time ago.  As the water was also too choppy, we decided to head to another location.

We settled beside a large vessel, named "Ocean Nymph" which the dock was really high up and we could not see any human activity.  The catch was pretty good here with my trusty tambang hooks.

By the time we were done, it was already almost 4pm and we reached the coast line by about 5pm.  Washup done and we made our way for dinner at Jusco Tebrau City before heading back home.

As I have not been here for awhile, it took me awhile to get back to the right road to head back to Singapore.  Traffic was really congested for a Saturday evening too.

Crash and burn for the night after unpacking, cleaning of the car and washing up of the sea-water soiled equipments.