A Family Day Trip to Bagan Lalang Gold Coast
The past weekend
was a long one. On Saturday we decided to go to Gold Coast to find out what it
is about after we have heard so much about it. After checking with some
friends, all but one has ever been there. Even then, the feedback was not that
encouraging. Since we had never been there, there was nothing to lose. After
doing some simple research online, I roughly knew where we wanted to go: what
to see, what to do and where to have lunch.
After we were
done with our snack, we continued our journey to Sepang Gold Coast. It is
another 10 minutes drive south of Tanjung Sepat. Upon reaching
our final destination, I only realized that Sepang Gold Coast is the name of a
resort in Bagan Lalang. What this means is these two places (Bagan Lalang and
SGC) are sharing the same location/beach and the place is called Bagan Lalang.
We went to
Sepang Gold Coast. This is Gold Coast of Malaysia not Australia
Why they use the
name Gold Coast is beyond my understanding. As if there are no other better
names that can reflect local identity.
Sorry I digress…
Back to the beach.
To be frank, as
I have found out from my friend, the beach is not fantastic to my standard. It
is muddy and you won’t find fine, powderish sand there. It is far from that.
Nevertheless, it is still better than nothing.
Despite all
that, the three kids that I took along enjoyed the beach very much. So much so
that we could have our “adult time” for an uninterrupted 30 minutes.
That showed how
much the kids enjoyed the beach no matter what I think of it.
Food, Food, Food
After washing up
in SGC, we were ready to have our late lunch at 3pm in Tanjung Sepat. Why
Tanjung Sepat? Because there are not many eateries in Bagan Lalang and I read
in one of the blogs that the blogger went to Tanjung Sepat for seafood. So I
took her advice to complete our day trip with a seafood lunch at Restoran Hong
Seng (on the blogger’s recommendation) – a sea front restaurant on Jalan Tepi
Pantai.
We ordered five
dishes: steamed fish, fried baby squids, fried prawns with oatmeal, veggie, and
hot plate tofu. I like the fish and prawns. The squids were too soggy and not
crunchy enough. The bill came to about 85 bucks which I think is reasonable. As
you may now know, the town is famous among tourists for its food. I might go to
Tanjung Sepat again for Ah Hock’s Bak Kut Teh and others.
Final Thoughts
The trip was
awesome. I got to enjoy my drive and explorations of two new towns: Tanjung
Sepat (which led me to the discovery of Tanjung Sepat’s pau)
and Bagan Lalang. For the kids, they got the chance to enjoy the beach. Simply
perfect!
If you are
looking for ideas on where to go on weekends with your children, put this as
one of your destinations.
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