Sunday 24 January Blog entries seem to have duplicated themselves and photos struggling to appear, can only assume internet not strong enough here in the HighLands of Malaysia. Anyway, we are up, packed and awaiting 8.00am VIP coach from Brinchang to Butterworth, bound for Penang, via ferry, a road trip of over four hours, winding round and down through the mountains, via the city of Ipoh. The weather glorious and an easy comfortable journey, for the princely sum of £10 we had 2 front seat tickets. Breakfast stop half way - we sampled freshly made local dish of Nasi Goreng, delicious, and cost £2.50 for both as a take away, eaten on the coach, along the way. Hauled our back packs about 2kms from bus drop off to ferry terminal. As the Hindu population are celebrating
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