Gunung Jerai – 9 years later

After having stayed 2 nights in Hadyai and exiting from the Bukit Kayu Hitam
border, hubby decided that we visit G. Jerai again to enjoy some cool weather
after the scorching heat in Hadyai. Without any prior booking and not knowing
the condition of this resort as the last time we came here was 9years ago, we
decided to try our luck. Anyway we could just drive down again if the rooms
were fully booked as it took only about 25 mins on quite level and 2-way roads
up to the resort. Ordinary cars would have no problem going up and you do not
need a 4-wheel drive vehicle.

Turning into a junction to go up the hill we noticed a signboard displaying a new
name for the resort, “The Regency” which immediately reminded us that it would
be a pricey place now unlike years ago when a room was only RM50. What
greeted us as we reached the resort was a spanking new place and instead of
everything being in order we found that some renovation and things being put
up were in progress. Later we found out at reception that this resort is only 8
months old and all the fuss around the place was for the opening ceremony by
the Sultan of Kedah 1 week later. Well, we should have come after the
ceremony as by then all the flowers would be nicely planted and things done
up nicely. But nevertheless we took a room with a view of the sea and it came
up to about RM232 inclusive of breakfast. Next time you can just skip the
breakfast and it would be Rm202 as the breakfast is nothing to shout about
with just toasted bread and nasi lemak.

Our chalet with a balcony and a view of the sea at the back.

The bedroom is nice too.

Other types of chalets.

The cafe.

Lots of these African daisies around the resort.

We only found out from this signboard that there were more places to check
out further up the hill. The last time we were here we did not noticed any
road existed here but we knew there was a waterfall from the car park of
the resort. The roads going up the summit were quite steep compared to
those going up from the base of the hill but were still manageable for us.

Telaga Tok Sheik

This Telaga Tok Sheik was supposed to be a well but we found it strange that 
the icy clear water was not coming from the well but instead from a blue pipe
attached near the well. The council workers said the water here never runs dry.

Steps leading up to Padang Tok Sheik.

Unfortunately there was no further explanation or any sign to enlighten us on
the significance of this place. The several council workers here were clueless
when we asked them the story behind this place.

There was also no signboard pointing to the way to Batu Kapal. This path was
shown to us by some local boys.

This is Batu Kapal? Maybe we had to stretch our imagination a bit to try to see a ship.

The museum which was located 3/4 of the way up the hill was closed for renovation.

There is a recreation area below the museum but since we had been here the
last time we decided to give it a miss as we were rushing off to our next
destination.

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