assalamualaikum and hi
originally the plan was to go camping at this campsite that needs a bit of hiking or trekking, quite deep into the woods but the river is so amazing. but Allah knows best that suddenly azrul became a covid close contact. we didn't want to risk anybody at the campsite because he needed to be in quarantine at least until he got his PCR test result la kan. i was devastated lah we bought so many camping equipment haha
but after he got his result and it was negative kitorg redah je went for a short hike and mandi2 je la, day trip. and it was a new experience, so fun, i love love love the river, the sao paulo pool!
so the things we brought pun tak banyak, just one pair of change for each person, of which we didnt even change there pun, we changed in the car. we wore sports shoes because i dont want to risk kids tripping over the roots, sebab situ jalan entrance dia menurun, nak balik karang kena hike. so masa pegi tu memang easy peasy lemon squeezy, karang nak balik berkicap. i carried a big bag, azrul carried zuyyin. muaz carried his sand toys, he insisted, kakak no bag. like i said, it was easy reaching the river.
there, fara and her aunt punya family dah camping kt situ for one night. we ate a bit, main2 air, borak2 until la zuyyin sleepy dia mcm biasa la perlu hammock haha. once she was asleep, fara and jit took us to the sao paulo pool or satu lubuk kat situ yang dalam, people go there to terjun tiruk, memang best tau. and i jumped! one time with a life jacket. so scaryyy, fara said she jumped but dia tak lompat pun i sorang je lompat wwuuw but since it was deep, and i wore life jacket so it was so fun floating in there oh best nye i miss it lol kids had a lot of fun too. i think that was the highlight of our trip haha
pastu rest a bit and eat more talk more, until it rained and for the first time we saw air sungai jadi deras sikit and we got out and suddenly the river jadi brown, maybe a small kepala air kut. so the kids tau la things to watch out since it happens in front of their eyes, good experience.
and in the end, we helped fara and her aunt's family carry their things up. ok the hard part begin lol i carried zuyyin, azrul helped them lah i just made sure kids were safely there sampai dekat kereta. fiza pun sama, she carried asma' and we hiked together sampai atas. almost dekat atas tu i started feeling warm in my chest oh my God seriously i was like am i ok is this heart attack lol masa tu tak kelakar la. jastin kat belakang he was like sari ok ke haha. i tried to not to push myself too much and made a lot of stops nearing the top tu kot that was why he asked. i am undeniable not fit at all plus i carried zuyyin in front of my body, the weight and all that lah. pikir2 balik that was dangerous and i will not carry her masa hiking anymore not kidding hahaha
but alhamdulillah we made it, we rested in the car while waiting for the guys and the 2 families sampai ke atas, helped the put the things in the car and all that. pastu we took pics for the memories haha. it was drizzling lah mcm tu time tu but alhamdulillah nobody got sick i guess. better that last time balik dari kaki genting adam and jastin demam huhu.
so as a conclusion, for family camping, better find a campsite yang tak perlu hike no matter the distance, hiking dengan wagon pun payah, they got their wagons terbalik many times tau. kalau a bit jauh, jalan normal is fine if you have wagon, kalau takde wagon susah gak la nk carry kan, benda bukan sikit haha
hiking with kids checked off bucket list! ok i will tell you our solo (just the 5 of us) 3 days 2 nights camping experience in my next post k! enjoy the pics, nothing much just the pics from FB
