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2025 has been a very quiet year for me in terms of birdwatching. Family gatherings too have been relatively quiet. Public holidays provide the best opportunity to travel, despite the traffic jam challenge where highways such as PLUS North-South's can literally turn into "parking spots" along certain stretches. Port Dickson holds a lot of dear memories for me, my family and the days when I was a raptor counter which you can read about HERE. Bayu Beach Resort was available for booking on New Year's Eve and off we go for some Vitamin Sea at PD, which faces the Straits of Malacca, one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. The resort had a private beach and though there were sand flies (recommended to wear long pants/jeans and slather/spray liberal amounts of insect repellant on arms, hands, feet & ankles), one can have a pleasant walk in the cool morning and evening, when the sun sets.
Speedboat (non-functional) on display at lobby area of the Resort
Spiciest Assam Laksa I've ever eaten at a nondescript warong by the roadside of Teluk Kemang
Paid an additional RM4 to Port Dickson City Council whose website can be visited HERE. This sustainability fee was collected by Bayu Beach Resort reception staff on behalf of the PD City Council. After dropping of my mum and helper at Resort's two-room apartment, I had a bit of me time at PD Marina area, in which ZUS coffee outlet has a great view of the Straits of Malacca at their outlet's first level. Unfortunately, that outlet was crowded, with a long queue of people waiting to place their orders. A reminder of the ongoing school holidays. I went over to DEDAUN, a modern coffee-shop style restaurant instead. They had a cool Malaysia Slangs plastered all over the brick wall next to their entrance. I ordered their 3-Layered Milk Tea and sipped it slowly whilst enjoying the view at DEDAUN's first level.
Mangrove (a very small patch) at this corner of the beach where the water was visibly cleaner
A piece of dead coral washed ashore
The sandier beach in front of Villea Resort, mangrove and parts of the Tanjung Tuan hill forest in the background - when the tide is low, one can walk right around the mangrove area
Private beach at Bayu Beach Resort - there were sand flies!
Sunset at Bayu Beach Resort private beach facing the Straits of Malacca
A smaller piece of dead coral on beach of Port Dickson
My mum on her evening walk along the sandy beach of the resort
Paid an additional RM4 to Port Dickson City Council whose website can be visited HERE. This sustainability fee was collected by Bayu Beach Resort reception staff on behalf of the PD City Council. After dropping of my mum and helper at Resort's two-room apartment, I had a bit of me time at PD Marina area, in which ZUS coffee outlet has a great view of the Straits of Malacca at their outlet's first level. Unfortunately, that outlet was crowded, with a long queue of people waiting to place their orders. A reminder of the ongoing school holidays. I went over to DEDAUN, a modern coffee-shop style restaurant instead. They had a cool Malaysia Slangs plastered all over the brick wall next to their entrance. I ordered their 3-Layered Milk Tea and sipped it slowly whilst enjoying the view at DEDAUN's first level.
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