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Updates on Pedu Lake accommodation. As of January 2007, both resorts at Tasik Pedu ie Desa Utara Lake Resort and Mutiara Pedu Golf and Lake Resort has ceased operations. There are no further plans to re open the resorts - 5th February 2007

Travelling all the way from KL, some 6 ½ hours northwards, didn't feel too mundane as the highway took us past scenic limestone hills of Perak and into the flat coastal plains of Kedah where chessboard patterns of paddy fields filled the landscape. Dotted around are odd-looking scarecrows, seemingly put together more to complete the picture perfect rather than to frighten the crows!

We turned off at the Gurun exit from the highway, taking us east into the interior of Kedah and to the lake so many of us have heard and read about but remains elusive. As the narrow road snaked further into the heart of Kedah, a sense of adventure began seeping back into our blood, raising our heartbeats, pouring adrenaline down our throats. The landscape slowly changing - villages lining the roads, melted away. Natural barricades of tall undergrowth and lowland-forested trees, many flowering this time of the year greeted us with a scent of freshness. Like the smell of the garden lawn after a refreshing mid-afternoon downpour.

We arrived in the late evening at our resort, Desa Utara Pedu Lake Resort. We really didn't expect such a relaxed setting, well not from the brochure anyway. In fact we really had no idea what to expect. Yes! The chalet rooms have air-conditioning, hot water and satellite TV and yes!, there are outdoor activities such as jet skiing, boating, a swim in the pool, and indoor activity like a game of pool or karaoke. So why come the all this way just to indulge in activities we can find in all other resorts around Malaysia? Brochure and recommendations aside, we just had to find out for ourselves. After all, so much has been documented locally and abroad about the traditions of honey gathering in these parts of the woods, that we just had to make a trip for some first hand experience.

Having parked our car at the terminal beside the entrance to the resort, we took a ride into the main resort area. Cars are not allowed in the main resort area for fear of parking congestion and we'd like to believe that it is a resort that encourages their guests to walk a bit and absorb the pristine environment in the 400 or so acres the resort sits on.

After a few minutes of formalities, we checked into the lake view chalets, which has an open view facing west. The balcony sits on the water's edge and after the day's drive, the temptation proved too much to resist we crumpled into our chairs for a magnificent sunset. The roaring red sun sank lower as evening beckoned. Sunrays skimmed over ripples, spreading across the surface, turning the lake a brilliant orange.

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