Penang Day 2

In Singapore again right now.  Back to blogging about Penang...

6/26/2011 Penange Day 2

We planned a hiking day for today.  Since we'd gotten up early in every location we have been, we decided to continue the streak. :)  So, we got up at 6:15am, grabbed some breakfast at our hostel, and caught a bus for the other side of the island, where there is a small national park (supposedly the world's smallest).  So, we rode the roller coaster bus for about an hour before being dropped off at the park gate.  The interior of the bus was decorated like a rainforest, so that was cool.

Rainforest-themed bus!

 The park entrance was free, which is always nice. :)

Read to go!

Unfortunately, the canopy walk was closed.  That would have been really cool.  Oh well.  Maybe next time... :)  So, we hiked about an hour and a half from the park entrance to a spot recommended by the park ranger.  There was a nice beach with some sand and rocks.  We took some pictures on the rocks, which were pretty cool.

Beach + Rocks

Us on one of the rocks. :)

The hiking wasn't quite as extreme as Tioman, but it was still alot of fun.  Here are some random pictures.

Cool long-exposure shot of a little waterfall... :)

Up and over the tree roots!

This trail was cut by the people dragging trees out of the forest for canoes and buildings...

Looking good on the trail! :)  Actually, we were dripping in sweat by this point...

After hiking, we got some lunch at an Indian restaurant/stall next to the park.  I got curry chicken and rice and Bridget got an "omelet".  Her omelet was similar to what we had for breakfast before we left Tioman.  Anyway, both were very good.  The curry chicken wasn't too spicy, so that was good.  It's always hard to tell before risking a tongue-scorch...

Curry chicken and potatoes...

Bridget's omelet

After lunch, we caught the roller coaster bus back again.  By the time we got back, we were both in need of a nap, so we both slept for around 2 hours.  After the nap, we got dinner at the Chinese restaurant we ate at the first night.  It was just as good the 2nd time around. :)  And a nice gentleman even serenaded the restaurant with his saxophone skills. :)

Dinner fit for a king and queen

After dinner, we went back to the hostel and packed our stuff.  I kind of helped while Bridget did most of the real packing. :)  Bridget went to sleep after the packing and I finished up some blogging.  After writing the last bit, I also hit the sack.