We got on the bus from Penang to Cameron Highlands and were both pleasantly suprised the bus was clean and with massive seats, instead of 2x2 seats in one row three extra large seats made for a comfortable journey.
The morning we set of from Panang I wasn't feeling great, this only got worse, the first day after an awful sleep I had developed a fever and flu like symptoms. The main reason I wanted to go was to sew the tea plantations and eacpae the heat for a few days.
Day one we had booked a tour of a local Mossy forest and to the see the tea plantations. The tour was great, we had a very knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide who showed us loads of cool things and was very informative. The Mossy forest is called that as at such high altitudes all the trees are covered in moss, this then works to trap the moisture and has a symbiotic relationship with the trees. As we walked around the forest, some of the scenes and backdrops looked like them had come from the set of The Hobbit or Jurassic Park, looking prehistoric and spooky. We encountered lots of forna and loads of bug eating plants, far more than we expected, some were very big indeed. We went on a short hike through the forest, as we went along stopping and the guide would point out plants and trees with medicinal properties or which are herbs. It was a great start to the day and things could only get better. We headed off the see one of the largest tea plantations, something I wanted to see. Upon arrival tea was everywhere, as far as you could see, on every hill and slope. He explained the tea likes the climant and strong UV rays it gets being so high up. We walked around and spoke about tea, surprisingly interesting, especially if you drink a lot of tea like me. After we headed to the tea factory and shop where we saw how it gets oxidized and turned into drinking tea then we got the chance to drink some. It was very good, even better as we had just seen it being grown and made.
We have only a 2 day stop here to see the tea plantations and then we head to Kuala Lumpur to see the capital of Malaysia.
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