Tea and hills

We could hardly have come to the Highlands and not seen a tea plantation, so this morning we got up and headed up to the BOH (Best Of Highlands) plantation north of Tanah Rata. The views up there were simply astonishing, and the tea factory was free to look around, and really interesting. Both of us sampled a cup sitting on the balcony overlooking the tea fields, which was pretty cool. The shop sold many kinds of tea at a really reasonable price, and the thought of bringing home something that we had seen in production meant that we made a purchase or two.

Having cadged a lift to Brinchang from a really nice South African couple (taxis are such a rip-off), we wandered around the smaller town, and then came back. After a quick stop, we walked out of Tanah Rata and took in some of the amazing views of the hills and valleys. It's been really nice being able to walk without sweating ourselves silly, and there's been a lovely breeze all day. You only have to look down the main street here to see the hills, and it's really very beautiful in an almost Alpine provincial town sort of way.

Tomorrow we head out to Penang by bus, which should be a change of scene again. Bring on the beach!