The bus was late but worth the wait.
We woke up to catch the 8:30 Lokal bus out of Taman Negara, however, the 8:30 bus was cancelled because of a holiday. So we waited and waited with another backpacking couple until the 10:00am bus. Because of this delay, we were able to finish our last breakfast in Taman Negara without rushing and even go back for seconds. The 10:00am bus was full of backpackers moving onto their next destination – Cameron Highlands, Kuala Lumpur, Perhentian Islands, and for us Jerantut and then Melaka. The bus ride was hot whichis why we wanted the early bus. I told Dwana to take Viena and Ezra and grab a seat on the starboard side on the bus to avoid the direct sun while I carried on all the big heavy bags. The bus driver drove crazy. He passed timber trucks and fruit trucks going around curves and up hills. I guess that is the way an average driver drives in Malaysia. In the end, we made safely arrived into Jerantut and most of the other travellers hurried to make arrangements for their next bus ride; however, we just walked over to the Town-Inn and checked into our air-conditioned room and went to eat at Pizza Hut. After eating we happened upon a playground – yes, a playground. Our first playground in over 50 days and Ezra and Viena loved the sight of a playground. They could not believe their eyes. This playground was combined with a few amusement park rides of a train, some cars, and a ferris wheel. After the sunset, the people of Jerantut flocked to the playground with their small children. Viena and Ezra rode on all of the rides – a couple of times. The rides cost 2 ringgit (70 cents) and lasted so long. They even rode on the guy controlled chain operated ferris wheel that we saw the guy striking the gears with a pipe to make them start moving earlier in the day. I was the photographer for that one. The park was lit up at night with Christmas lights in trees all over. Needless to say, Viena and Ezra slept well – we all did with the air-con.
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