To Siak on the trishaw bike

Continuing from Kampar river from a village in old Pelalawan

From old Pelalawan I went towards new Pelalawan hoping to get a more comfortable transport to get to my next destination, Siak. As it turned out there was no more vans and such for the day so I decided to continue the journey using the same trishaw motorbike.

The time was about 5.15 pm when I arrived at the road connecting Siak and new Pelalawan (or Pengkalan Kerinchi). From there to Siak the distance is about 60 km.

But overall the road condition is such that it would take an hour to reach Siak even in a decent car.

On a trishaw bike which can go at the fastest 50km/h, even then when going downhill, how do you expect to fare?

With an average speed that tends to linger around 20-30 kmh, how would fast could one reach Siak?

Speed aside it is not as comfortable as travelling in a car.

I had to endure a lot of bumps and uneven road surface which tends to jolt the trishaw.

Then there's the cold blowing wind as the dark approached. For the record this picture was taken at 6.33. It was already dusk.

Thank God I was also already in Siak.

It's just it was still a few kilometres to town.

Crossing the Siak river...

Approaching town. Time was 6.44.

The Siak palace marks that I have already arrived . Have to look for a place to lodge and rest...