Foreigner's Rock

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We took a bus from Georgetown to the north coast resort of Batu Ferringhi ("Foreigner's rock") which has a nice beach but the water is no good for swimming. Things were very quiet and we spent the morning on an almost deserted beach.

This is the first (and only) beach we are visiting that was hit by last year's devastating Tsunami. We could not tell whether the silence was due to the the fact that tourists are staying away or whether it's just a quiet time of year but the place was still a bit eerie. We could not see many of the beach-front cafes or bungalows indicated our 'Rough Guide' (but admittedly, we did not search for very long).

We returned to Georgetown that afternoon.

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