Johor Kelong: Sleep Over the Sea & Feast Like a Pirate King 🏝️🦀

#johorbahrutrip Trade land for **stilted adventures** at Kelong Fishing Resort**, where your bed floats above the Johor Strait, the seafood comes straight from traps below your feet, and the only alarm clock you’ll need is the sunrise over Pulau Kukup. I went for one night and left with a food baby, salt-crusted hair, and a newfound ability to gut squid. --- ### **First Thrills** - **The Arrival**: Boarding the wobbling **wooden gangplank** to your overwater chalet (balance test: passed!) - **The View**: Waking up to 360° ocean vistas where the water sparkles like liquid mercury - **The Soundtrack**: Creaking boards, splashing fish, and the *clang* of the dinner bell **"Pinch Me" Moment**: Helking the **crab traps** at dawn—then eating your catch for breakfast with garlic butter. *Survival of the tastiest.* --- ### **Kelong Must-Dos** 🎣 **Night Squid Jigging**: Use glowing lures to hypnotize squid (they’ll ink you in protest) 🦀 **Crab Demolition Class**: Learn to crack shells like a local (hint: hammer + fury) 🌅 **Sunrise Kayaking**: Paddle through oyster farms as the sky turns mango-orange --- ### **Food Worth the Boat Ride** 🍤 **Black pepper crab** so spicy it’ll clear your sinuses 🐙 **Sambal sotong** with tentacles so tender they melt like ocean candy 🍍 **Pineapple fried rice** served in a hollowed-out pineapple (extra #instapoints) --- ### **Sample Itinerary** ⏰ **2:00 PM**: Check-in, fall in love with your sea-view balcony ⏰ **4:00 PM**: Fishing lesson (prepare to be outsmarted by fish) ⏰ **7:00 PM**: Seafood feast under the stars ⏰ **5:30 AM**: Sunrise squid mission (coffee provided) --- ### **Kelong Hacks** - **Pack light**—you’ll be hauling bags over water - **RM150-300/night** includes meals + activities - **Waterproof case** for phones (splashes happen) - **Motion sickness pills** if you’re sensitive to waves --- Kelong isn’t just accommodation—it’s a **full-throttle sea gypsy experience** where you’ll eat like a warlord, sleep like a baby rocked by waves, and return home smelling faintly of the ocean (and chili crab). Just don’t blame me when you start pricing out your *own* still *Local Tip: Full moon nights = epic squid catches!*