Anything above 200 meters and
things are noticeably cooler. Here in the Cameron Highlands at around 1800 meters the days are pleasant at around 25 degrees and the nights 17 degrees, a
welcome relief from the heat of the coast where days are 38-40 and the nights
around 34. Here Marina enjoys a local
tea while looking out over a beautiful vista of the tea plantations.
Political party campaign flags
with a back drop of a partly built building: Stalled building projects are all
too common in Malaysia, where building projects often rely on funny money and
support or otherwise from key Government officials. We were told that the
elections according to the constitution should have been held by the 8th
March but the Government has only this week announced the dissolving of
parliament. Running scared of a defeat at the polls it has been accused of
stalling while vote buying by pumping millions into sensitive areas.
On the magnificent 4 klm bridge
across to the island of Penang and George Town; a very pleasant surprise with a
large Chinese influence resulting in impressive development of industry, trade
and resorts.
Finally entry to Thailand on
the 1 March. Nothing as organized as Singapore but away ahead of
Malaysia; And friendly – where else would a customs officer give us both cold
drinks while we waited to have our papers processed!
Krabi on Thailand’s south west
coast catering for the back packers and upmarket resorts. Early morning long
tail boats jockeying for the start of another day ferrying tourists around the
coastal attractions
The attractions of course are
the unique limestone islands and nice beaches…. but look out for the hordes of
tourists and keep your mouth closed while swimming!
And some snorkeling but the water was not to write home about and watch out for a long tail being thrust in your direction
The sunsets were beautiful with
crimson skies
What we really liked was Khao
Luk which incidentally was the epic entre of the tsunami…
…now an idyllic setting….
…but the same scene some nine
years ago post tsunami was a different story!!
Not sure who this magnificent
beast was meant to represent but apparently he appears to be king of the local
domain
The King of Thailand is a most revered monarch and flags, portraits, pictures and as in this case, arch ways over roads, adorn every part of Thailand
More long tails which are
always colorful as are most houses and shops in Thailand
And monkey rode shotgun!
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