A full day's Trek

[Sunday July 22nd, Posted Monday July 23rd, 10:30pm local time]
I've been really tired the last few nights so this isn't written well, I'll spruce it up sometime
Sunday July 22nd, The day started with a bit of excitement. I was washing dishes when I met Dino. Initially frightened, I came to enjoy Dino while he was around. I had to run and get my camera and take a shot of him. He scampered off quite quickly. He's a little lizard. Apparently they're fairly common.



Tom and I went out for the day just to bum around. We went to the local mall to get a bite to eat for breakfast/brunch. We had some Cantonese Chicken which was quite good. We walked through a pastry shop and found some interesting things: UFO Burger Bun, Pizza Serunding, Mushroom Crepe, Sausage Appetite. Quite unappealing.




We ventured to Fort Cornwallis which none of the locals have visited. Its an Olde British Fort originally constructed in the 1780s and rebuilt with brick in the early 1800s. Because it was Sunday the museum and re-enactments were closed but we did get to walk around the perimeter. They had several of the original cannons on the ramparts. As we walked around we saw some famous icons of Georgetown. One is the odd split open architecture things which was pretty. The other was the Queen Victoria Clock Tower. As we went back to our car and made around the final bend we saw a large metal framed structure which turned out to be an original 1800s lighthouse at the fort. We were allowed to climb up to the top of the tower for a great view of Georgetown. In the US they probably wouldn't have had the tower open to the general public due to safety concerns but all is well.







We headed to the North West corner of the island to the National Park. Along the way we passed through Feringgi. I had to take a picture of a sign as the obvious Star Trek reference was too hard to resist!


We stumbled upon a beach along the coastal road and took a little stroll. We could see the mainland from the beach and it was quite pretty with the mountains right there. There were many small fishing boats cruising by, great photo opportunity. We also were enamored by all the little crabs scurrying around. On the way out I stopped to get a pop and found that they didn't have any cold cans. Their solution? Tie a string on a baggie and fill it with ice and pour the drink into the bag, voila! Quite different!
Next we drove the final leg to the National Park. Along the way we almost hit a Monkey darting across the road, thats a first for me! Once we got there we got a hiking permit and began a little hike to 'Monkey Beach'. On the way we saw a bunch of Monkeys on the path just hanging out. These guys were much more friendly than the ones at the Botanical Gardens.We eventually got bored with the coastal hike and turned around. We hiked up a hill for a mere 10 minutes to get to a look out, man did I get sweaty! In fact, I've never sweated so much in my life! The picture explains it all! ~95 degrees, 95% humidity, hiking up a jungle mountain, oh yeah!





We decided to turn back which was a good thing for me as on the way back I the heat was getting to me. I think I need to acclimate a little more before doing that again. We did stop at a fishing dock, what a rickety mess that was! They even drove their scooters on on it, craziness.

Well have a good one!
-Terry