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Another bike day, good.
First biked up the Air Itam dam which is nearby, we have to train the legs a bit if we really continue towards the Cameron Highlands (they are know as the malaysian alps, but there not really like the alps luckily). Not a really steep climb, not that long, but hard enough work.
Afterwards stopped for a visit at the butterfly farm, walk around butterflies and other creatures alike. We finally saw the gecko that kept us awake some nights whith his loud barking. Small animal, lots of noise.
We learned another fact (maybe only accoding to the butterfly farm though ;-) ) that they call butterflies this way because the old believe was they flew away with the butter (& milk)....right....how do you explain the dutch "vlinder" then??
Penang national park certainly has jungle, beaches are not that nice, OK, but we've seen better on this trip already :-)
Wildlife...well, we spotted some monkeys, in asia that hardly qualifies as wildlife i think.
On the way back another pitstop at the "Spice Farm", chilibushes, cinnamon, clove, bamboe's,...however Line remembers most how the reception guy sprayed citronella oil in her eye (apply to keep away mosquitos he said, but do not put it in your eyes...stupido...) and the numerous mosquito bites she had by the time we left again :-)) Nothing seems to help to keep the mosquitos away from her tasty blood (having her keeps them away of me, so I'm safe)...maybe try to find a bag of even more sweet blood somewhere?
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Another bike day, good.
First biked up the Air Itam dam which is nearby, we have to train the legs a bit if we really continue towards the Cameron Highlands (they are know as the malaysian alps, but there not really like the alps luckily). Not a really steep climb, not that long, but hard enough work.
Afterwards stopped for a visit at the butterfly farm, walk around butterflies and other creatures alike. We finally saw the gecko that kept us awake some nights whith his loud barking. Small animal, lots of noise.
We learned another fact (maybe only accoding to the butterfly farm though ;-) ) that they call butterflies this way because the old believe was they flew away with the butter (& milk)....right....how do you explain the dutch "vlinder" then??
Penang national park certainly has jungle, beaches are not that nice, OK, but we've seen better on this trip already :-)
Wildlife...well, we spotted some monkeys, in asia that hardly qualifies as wildlife i think.
On the way back another pitstop at the "Spice Farm", chilibushes, cinnamon, clove, bamboe's,...however Line remembers most how the reception guy sprayed citronella oil in her eye (apply to keep away mosquitos he said, but do not put it in your eyes...stupido...) and the numerous mosquito bites she had by the time we left again :-)) Nothing seems to help to keep the mosquitos away from her tasty blood (having her keeps them away of me, so I'm safe)...maybe try to find a bag of even more sweet blood somewhere?
Oei zussie.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenGoed deet spuiten dan maar ook niet in uw oog laten spuiten natuurlijk.
En vonden jullie de spice farm tof? Wij vonden die op zanzibar allesinds schitterend.
Kus Fem
Viel wel mee, maar twas meer een grote tuin dan echte farm ;-)
BeantwoordenVerwijderenWeerom schoon marchandies,de foto's he,alhoewel, malinezen zullen van hun melk zijn door het zien v al dat europees schoon en daardoor niet goed meer kunnen mikken.Ook in Ardan zijn ogen? Merk dat hij al paar dagen zijn bril terug aan heeft.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenKus knuf
mams Mieke
Hoi mams,
BeantwoordenVerwijderenNiet in Ardan zijn ogen nee :)
Hij had last van een ontstoken traankanaaltje ofzo, dus dan maar een paar dagen de lenzen uit en bril aan. Nu weer de lenzen :)
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