After a long season of drought, it was pouring cats and dogs the previous night. So much so, the road in front of us could almost host a regatta (figure of speech). Amazingly though as the water levels subsided, out of the 9 cars that got stranded, 7 could "dry off", restart and drove away. The remaining 2 cars which were on the shallow end had to call for assistance. Coincidently both are of the same brand. Now we know what NOT to buy in the future.

The next day we headed to Port Dickson for breakfast. Reaching Dengkil R&R we noticed that the entrance was barricaded. So we stopped by the roadside after the station while waiting for the rest to arrive. Looking back at the R&R it looked like some kind of tornado swept through the area. Trees were uprooted, roofing was missing, gates and lighting poles felled. Across the road we noticed a 50m wide clearing of trees that had their tops ripped off. Thanks to social media, we found videos of the incident online. Looked very scary with the roofing materials flapping/coming off exposing the skies overhead and thick hurricane like winds blowing into the building. Fortunately no one was reported hurt, but some property damaged is foreseen.

After a while everyone arrived and we resumed our journey to Port Dickson. As usual, the B Roads were a playground for the Porsches and Ferraris and the weather was flawless. If only the route clearer, even the classics could overtake a car or two more. At the end of the finish line, coffee, half boiled eggs and curry laksa await along the waterfront. What a trophy. This round the sailing club was having lessons and they unleashed countless small sailboats onto the water. Even as the winds were light they were all enjoying themselves. Quite a sight.

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