Friday 18 July 2008

Turtle Stone












Local villagers believed that the giant leatherback turtles are attracted to Rantau Abang every year because of the presence of a large black stone resembling a turtle in the river.

Nobody knows the reason why do these creatures choose to come back every year. However, the local believe that the turtles are attracted by two giant turtle stones (Batu Penyu) one lies between the bushes on a little hill in the village off the coast and another soaking in seawater. The mysterious stone on the hill is accessible in a 30 minutes short walk passing through the village. There is sign board along the way or you may get a villager to bring you there. Whereas the other one is covered by sand and water and is not visible any more.

http://www.tourism.terengganu.gov.my/historical/dungun/batupenyu.htm

70 comments:

Anonymous said...

For us when we visit some blog site our main objective is to ensure that we will be entertained with this blog.

Anonymous said...

Pappy, nice picture!! if you add some information maybe can influence me to go there. Keep it up!

Anonymous said...

Hurmm.. Stone look like a turtle? Interesting. Pappy, I don't know where this place are located, but I admit that this place is very unique. So I hope that i can go there sometime.

Anonymous said...

oh...that the interesting picture pappy...
can i know where is this place located??
i like this picture..
very nice!!!!

Anonymous said...

hi...
i like to know more about turtle stone..
pappy should include the places that turtle stone were found n the stories
behind that turtle stone...

hmd3ta -huda-

Anonymous said...

hi..
the picture very nice and unique.what the stories behind the turtle stone?

Anonymous said...

ehmmm...actually pappy, i have go there when i on the secondary school..the turtle look like cry when seat near their eyes. the turtle stone have their own history to be like that.the turtle stone look amazing and i feel don't believe when the tour guide tell our the real turtle be a stone..i suggest who have the time should go there....
-zaafa hmd3ta-

Anonymous said...

pappy.....
do you have more picture from there?
i can't see it clearly.....
just can see the turtle head.
i'm so excited to go there with my friend to see it.

Anonymous said...

hi......
unique pictures but it seem to be dull and boring... it does not look attractive enough to make me go there..when did u go there? you should add more of your pictures at the Turtle Stone..hope you can find time to add more information about Turtle Stone..that's all...
TQ...

-Farah-hmd3ta-

Anonymous said...

pappy,the picture of turtle stone look unique and i have a lot of memories at that place too.......







SHARIDA
HMD3TA

Anonymous said...

haiii pappy..this picture is so nice.may I know where the location "turtle stone"?pappy.....

mr. ADI said...
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mr. ADI said...

Hye pappy..nice picture there. i would like to go there someday..can u tell where it located


ADI
HMD3TA

Anonymous said...

hiii pappy...
nice blog...
dont you like to bring us along to go to the interesting places in t'ganu??
you can make a trip there...
i will be the one to join it...
thats all...
assalamualaikum...

Anonymous said...

i'm from HMD3TA.

Anonymous said...

i'm from HMD3TA.

Anonymous said...

wow!!
what interested place..
how you find it..
i hope i can go to this place sometime and soon..
can't wait..
huhu~

Anonymous said...

pappy....
em...nice picture...i like it....
but,it can be more interesting if you put more information about that place......
-FAKRUDIN BIN MOHAMED-
-HMD3TA-

Anonymous said...

Hye Pappy..
What a nice views. I never have been there before. From your blog, I can know many interesting places in Terengganu. One day I want to visit all the places that you mentioned in your blog.

nurlee_foreva

Anonymous said...

hi pappy!!!
nice place!
is it at terengganu?
i have never been there..
could you put more pictures on that place?
i want to see the stone like turtle clearly..
plzz...

tengku suriya
HMD3TA

Anonymous said...

ASSALAMUALIKUM...pappy, to be honest with you, actually this is the first time i watch the turtle rock.....it really look like the turtle....amazing......

alyaafaten
HMD3TA

Anonymous said...

Hai pappy,how are u...Turtle stone is very unique place that i never see before...may be one day i will go there...





Nurulasma Binti Muhammad Din
OMB30A

mohad said...

salam... apa khabar...

Anonymous said...

This blog could be more exciting if you can create another topic that everyone can relate on.

Anonymous said...

Such a nice blog. I hope you will create another post like this.

Anonymous said...

Thanks. Im Inspired again.

Anonymous said...

To the owner of this blog, how far youve come?You were a great blogger.

FaRHaNa-KuN said...

Whoaaaa soooooo intriguing!!
I always lovesssssss turtles. They're damn cute! -and innocent too~ (I didnt get it when Terengganu change their mascot to clown fish!??) Great story indeed. But i'm digging for more :D Lots lots lotssssss of story pleaseee ~~

Anonymous said...

HYPE PAPPY...
thats place is so nice pappy..
i don't ever see this before..
i am interested to go there..
may i know...where it is located..???
-eny OMD4OA-

Anonymous said...

hi pappy
i think it is a great moment to visit crystal mosque
we have only one crystal mosque and it is located at kuala terengganu
so, i hope in one day, pappy can bring all their student go to crystal mosque
hehehe
don't become angry
just kidding...:p

umie said...

Assalamualaikum....pappy...
is it real the story that i have heard about the turtle stone..
it was a real turlte before it turn into a stone or it happened naturally....
i am really excited about the stone because i like turtle a lot and please don't eat their eggs...
(T_T)

Anonymous said...

hai pappy!
now i can see the turtle like a stone clearly..
very unique..
i'm impressed...

tengku suriya
HMD3TA

Anonymous said...

..me,again pappy.!!!!hehe
nice pic pappy...
i have beeb heard about this turtle stone pappy..but in case i don't know what are the story behind that..
now i know a little bit about the place..
but pappy,i hope pappy will write more about this place coz this are one of the mystry place in our country...

emiliaHMD3TA

Anonymous said...

Assalamualaikum pappy...
nice picture!!

HMD3TA

Anonymous said...

hye pappy,
this place have a nice view
i hope i will go there someday

Anonymous said...

hye pappy,
turtle stone have a unique scenery.
i hope i will go there someday



nana
hmd3ta

Ieqadrina Sulaiman said...

hye,pappy...

wow,what a wonderful story...
Never crossed in my mind,why Rantau Abang has a lot of turtle..
Good Job,pappy...You are able to influence me,to go there to see it clearly...

Anonymous said...

nice picture.
but i want to know the story behind the picture of the turtle.

Anonymous said...

Hye Pappy....
Nice Picture! I have been in Terenganu in 19years but i'm not heared about Turtle Stone and I Don't know where this place are located....AThat my first time i know about Turtle Stone..I think i want go there because i'm really interested to see it face to face... ツ

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Anonymous said...

???
Salam...

Amazing...

I think i'll go there for sightseeing..

Rahman
HMD3TA

Anonymous said...

???
Salam...

Amazing...

I think i'll go there for sightseeing..

Rahman
HMD3TA

Anonymous said...

???
Salam...

Amazing...

I think i'll go there for sightseeing..

Rahman
HMD3TA

Anonymous said...

???
Salam...

Amazing...

I think i'll go there for sightseeing..

Rahman
HMD3TA

surrealistic.. said...

hye pappy..i also hope that i can go there..because at the first time i read this article i only think that this turtle stone look so alive..but this time, i feel like want to go there...can u bring me to there pappy???hehehe...

alyaafaten
hmd3ta

Anonymous said...

hye pappy..
hope you are fine today..
this is my 1st comment..
nice picture about "turtle stone".. i have never seen before this,but i know about that.. n hopefully,i have chance to go there...
from:Wan Nur Farah Wan Zainal
BMD3BA

Anonymous said...

hye pappy....
this is my first time i visit your blog.firstly, congratulation to you because of your information about turtle stone.i have been in Terengganu in 19 years but i have never heard about this before.I don't know where its place and i want to know the story behind turtle stone.Its sound look interesting. I hope you put more story about this and put more picture so that i can see clearly.
Thats all.....
from: Zulhajar Aisyah Bt Zolkifly
BMD3BA

Anonymous said...

pappy..

i already be there..
very unique place..
"turtle"..

Anonymous said...

pappy..

i already be there..
very unique place..
"turtle"..

HMD3TA
ida

Anonymous said...

saLAm...
pappy,nicE picture!!!
h0pe u can put more information about
the turtle stone such history...
so we can more information about that...

++zaAfAa++
++hmd3ta++

Anonymous said...

hi pappy..
nice article..
i never know that at terenggnu there are turtle stone.
after reading your article i`m interested to know more about the turtle stone..

Anonymous said...

you know what pappy, this semester break i want to ask my family to go there..i really want to visit this place, because for me this place is interesting

alyaafaten
HMD3TA

Anonymous said...

hye..papy..i really want to go to the turtle stones,which is i thought very unique and amazing..i never go there..and i hope i can go with my beloved..herm..my beloved family..hehe
from me..hidayah_kibum OMB30A,UITM TERENGGANU

Anonymous said...

salam...pappy..selamat hari raya..!!your blog very nice and interesting..i don't know in terengganu had so much beatiful place..i hope in future i can go all that place..

Anonymous said...

assalammualaikum pappy...
happy eid fitri...
actually i never go anywhere in terengganu since i studied at dungun...
and i hope i will go to beautiful places at terengganu.....

Anonymous said...

assalamualaikum..
maybe it is not because of the black stone which resembling a turtle in the river..but maybe because of the condition is suitable for the turtle to lay their eggs there..probably there is history regarding the turtle that makes them came back every year..I am very curious to know better about it..hope to read more next time..fatin..

Anonymous said...

salam pappy...

nice picture,
nice topic,
and nice blog..
haha..

Amazing..
we should be grateful to Allah that give us chances to see the amazing things in this world.
Alhamdulillah...

-shaiful-
-om221-

Anonymous said...

wow...
i've never seen this b4..
so awesome..
i blive ..this picture is not from ur personal clction ..right pappy..?
but..good job..
u give me a lesson today..
thanks..

~che siti masitah~
OMB3OA

Anonymous said...

GOOD MORNING PAPPY...
How are you today?
TURTLE STONE??What kinf of name?huhu
but, the view was beautiful..
I really hope, I can visit TURTLE STONE one day....even the total of turle decreased...heheh

SITI AIDAH BINTI DOLAH
OMB3OA

Anonymous said...

Hello pappy...

that nice picture, i like it,
but,it can be more interesting if you put more new picture about Turtle Stone...

Norlina Bt. Alias,
OMB3OA

Anonymous said...

Assalamualaikum pappy...

Turtle Stone?? i never heard that.. but it's quit interesting.As we know, Terengganu was similar with the 'Turtle' and its amazing because we can find the stone that have a similar shape with the turtle. i believe that there are more story that we can heard if we visit the Turtle Stone...


Muhammad Hafizi Razali
OMB30A

Anonymous said...

assalamualaikum pappy..
when you want to bring us there???
if you don't have time or too busy with your work, you can give us the map or the way to go there. All my friend are very interested to visit this place. That's all.

-firdauz BMD3BA-

Anonymous said...

Assalamualaikum pappy...

Actually what's the history about this turtle stone? I would like to know about the history because i like to knows about history story.

Before that, we must thankfull to Allah SWT because we can see a lot of interesting and mysterious creatures in this world

By the way, thank you for the information, i hope that one day i can go there to visit it.

Noor Zahidah Adilah Binti Mustapa
OMB30A

Anonymous said...

Is it true the stone like a turtle?
It is so interesting and i will go there with my family this year insyaAllah..i want to see it by myself..thanks pappy for the information!!!

Anonymous said...

hallo... pappy.. hehe...
wht the historic of this turtle stone??????????
i never been there.. and i never seen turtle stone in front of my eyes.. hehe.... how big the turtle stone is???
is the turtle had been cursed or something?? just kidding.. hehe..


mohd asyraf bin nazam azhari
omd40a

Anonymous said...

Salam...pappy,pappy...it it true about the rumors that if we destroy the "turtle stone" or we cover the the 'turtle stone' with blanket or something...there will be no turtle come to terengganu again...?what do you think about it?and again...take us there pappy...hehehehe..thank you pappy!

Muhammad Azmi#OMD40A 2008#

Anonymous said...

salam pappy..i've reached at turtle stone last semester together with BPC UITMT..and you also climbed the hill to reach at the stone with us..i was so excited at the first place because i've never been there before yet so exhausted because it is far from our camp..i still cannot forget how i walked and climbed the hill and then returned back to the camp and i think it took two hours for us to do that activity..but now i know why Rantau Abang is famous with the turtle.,it is because their mother is there..>

Anonymous said...

Assalamualaikum pappy..
I already go there last semester with pbsm members and of course with you too..very beautiful place with the unique stone such like real turtle..although i so tired that day, but i so happy and excited to see the turtle stone..
Honestly,i very enjoy with PBSM teams..thank you pappy..

Anonymous said...

very unique pictures!
but still,i dont belive the story.
for me its just a myth by the locals to attract visitors ;)

ATIKAH FARHANAH
HMD3CC,UiTM DUNGUN

Anonymous said...

i'm from terengganu..
so i had been to most of the places..
i do think that terengganu is one of the country in Malaysia that have enough attraction to attract tourist..
there is so many think all over Terengganu..
i am lucky to live in Terengganu..
a very relaxing and peaceful country..

husnaini dunnia - hmd3ca -