Cameron Highlands,Malaysia
Trip Start
Apr 16, 2006
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Trip End
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Cameron Highlands,
Malaysia
Monday, June 12, 2006
Boh Tea Plantation
Took an eternity for the bus to crawl up the sides of the jungle,sheer drops either side looking down into the jungle.Arrived and checked into Daniels lodge,a tiny box room near the hills with a crap springless bed.
Tanah Rata
Had a walk downtown not a lot there one long road of shops and stalls,loads of places advertising cream teas and scones my old man would be in heaven!
Watched the football in a tiny hut next to the lodge and met Alan from Scotland and Haydn a Chelsea fan,but was alright!Said i was going to do one of the treks in the morning so arranged to meet Hay at 1,weather in the highlands was colder than England,so high altitude and in the clouds,had to wear trousers and jumper to bed!Got up next morning and moved into the dorms as all the rooms were booked up-dorm was in the attic of the lodge with loads of bed bugs and we were sure asbestoss hanging out of the ceiling!
Tea Plantations,Cameron Highlands
Did no.9 trek through the jungle of the highlands with Haydn and eventually came to a track where Alan was just getting out of a mini van.Took van up the hills to Boh tea plantation where did a free tour to see the plant and factory where they made the tea and had a nice cuppa sat out the back looking out to the mountains!
Rows Of Tea Plants!
Memory card buggered up on camera so couldnt take any photos and decided to wait till I got to Kuala Lumpur to buy another one.Had met German couple on a world tour in morning when getting some brekkie and said their hut had a better T.V so went with the lads up to Fathers lodge at night where we sat in a side shelter watching the france game with a load of other English lads from Derby,sat drinking till 5am watching Brazil and all sat testing each other on stupid footy trivia questions-worst of the night came from lad from Coventry whos question was-Whats unique about Hull City?......Its the only team in the league whos name hasnt got any letters you can't colour in!!!!????
Got up the next morning and had planned to meet up with few of the lads to have round of golf but after ringing the course was going to cost 100ringhit for a round.I went off on a trek while others went for a game as too expensive for me especially as id have just hacked me way round the course!and so spent 2hours climbing up no.10 route all way through thick forest and jungle up steep tree route steps to top of the mountain-what a sweat i had on!!!!
Hows that for a beetle!
Went to Fathers lodge again next night after having slap up curry,rice,curry,roti,water and cup of Chai tea for 20ringhit-about 3quid!
Watched the game and played Texas Hold Em with some of the lads after,winning 4times but called it a night and booked bus to Kuala Lumpur next morning at 9am.Alan headed off to Teman Negara and said would meet up with Haydn in Bali somewhere when he got there!
