Palau Langkawi via Penang

Well howdy. Last time I posted I was in Tanah Rata in Cameron Highlands about to embark on a trek....Well we took the easy track thank god!! Easy MY ASS!! At some points you had to dig you hands into the side of the mountain to grip on because there simply was no track and it was ridiculously slippery..But in good Aussie spirit ( and there was no way I was letting a Pom show me up) I kept on trekk'n. it was only 2.57 Klm but it took a good part of 3 hours. At the end we came to a beautiful tea plantation cascading up the mountainside. Along the way we met up with a French man about 65 years old retired and always on the move. The three of us decided to catch a taxi back up the mountain.....Lucky for Dave cause at that stage if we had walked back I may have pushed him off the track never to be seen again. I have never met someone so um... Focused on money really. Or so Arrhh!!! Could be cooler...Could be warmer...Tea could be hotter...Malaysia could be cheaper...Lets not eat here it's 50 Cents more expensive!!!!!" Bla Bla Bla.
I just tune out and laugh at him. I always say try to focus on the experience DAVID!!! Yeah have a budget but shit 50 Malay cents ..Really.
anyway Next day we caught the bus 5 hours north to Penang and stayed in Georgetown just near the famous Love Lane which gets it's name from the many prostitutes and Trannies. It's on the Chinese side of Penang and there are so many beautiful old Chinese temples and buildings. I went for a walk around the block....3hours later....Just a little lost... I found my way back. The City is an absolute Crazy place. Chaos. I always felt safe there is just too many people around not to and I have found majority of the Malaysian people to be friendly.
I stayed one night in Penang and we headed by boat to Palau Langkawi. It's a small tourist Island 3 hours from Penang Island. It's surrounded by small tropical Islands and Is just beautiful. 2morrow I'm going to hire a motorbike and go for a zoom. If Dave is lucky he maybe invited.:) At gecko homestead where we are staying is a monkey called Archie who just loves me.... Yes he's healthy Dad...everytime I am anywhere in the grounds he is all over me. If he hears my voice I'm a goner!! But he's so cute and bloody cheeky. Tries to steal everything you have.
Dave goes back to Thailand on Tuesday and I'll be heading back to Penang Wednesday to catch the late bus 11 hour north east to Kota Bharu for some real Malay culture then down the east coast Island hopping.
Oh what a hard life...........