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Karak Town
Most people who may have yet to use the highway, had mentioned the name a couple of times "Karak Highway". How does this town "Karak" looks like?
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This is an ordinary town with one main street where the intercity traffic passes through! It was a welcome relief for the traffic of yesteryears after miles of winding hillside roads. |
Karak reminded the travellers then, that the worst is over or those heading for Gombak, the beginning. In the 60's our Mini-Coopers used this stretch for duels, capitalising on the narrow hair raising bends. Today, all vehicles merely zoomed pass without acknowledging its existance. Curse that traffic lights that hold up traffic for pedestrians who aren't there!
If you are not in a hurry, the chinese restuarant, or the stall by the side lane prepare very competatively tasty foods. If you are passing by after dusk, see the rows of birds roosting on the electric wire along the entire length of town! A not so common sight.
| Off course, frequent travellers acknowledge this town as the place for fruits. The perennial "Jambu Ayer" at RM8 per kilogram is exorbitantly over priced. Vincent needed those to take home as evidence to substantiate his disappearnce. |  |
Comes durian or fruit season, both ends of town will be swamped with fruit vendors. When we talked about Karak as the town with durian plantations or waterfalls, we refer to Telemong, a small village along the road to Kuala Pilah.
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Karak had being our favorite stopping place. At 5.00 am hawkers are out to cater for the rubber tappers who need takeaway. We needed to filled our stomachs and be on our way to reach the east coast before dawn!. |
Beside passing through, the numerous waterfalls found on the eastern slopes of the main range lured us to take a break in this town for food and rest before adjourning home.
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