[Tanah Rata, Malaysia] So another day on the road for us today, well around five hours of it anyway. Our minibus was more or less on time collecting us from the hostel. Again it is just too easy to get around. We passed over the impressive 13km long bridge onto the mainland and continued on perfect multi lane highways towards the Cameron Highlands. Not sure why but both V and I felt completely exhausted. We dozed on and off for most of the trip. When I did occasionally lift my head and wait for my eyes to focus the scenery was impressive. Some karst topography and then later, as we got onto smaller roads, immense forests and tea plantations.

The tiny towns we passed through looked odd with small clumps of new high-rise apartment blocks alongside loads of fresh fruit and veg vendors, strawberries galore, bakeries and the odd butterfly farm. I suspect that the area is a real tourist trap. It was a place for the colonists to escape the heat of the coast and became a major source of tea. V had seen a note about tea and scones – I swear I could smell them as we pulled in to ‘town’. This place is all about trees, strawberries, tea and scones.

We found a reasonable (£6) room at Kang Travelers Lodge (okay – we didn’t so much ‘find’ it as get dropped outside their door) then popped out for a yummy tea and cake (decided to leave the scones until tomorrow – it will be a treat). The best thing about our hostel, they have hot showers! We haven’t had a hot shower for over a week – it was awesome 🙂

[Pictures: Yip the English were here. V spotted lots of REALLY old land rovers. Can’t believe they are still running]

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