After the morning business meeting, we were in KL with no reservations for the night. Our Penang hotel was only booked for Thursday onwards. We decided to drive up all the same, after all hotels were a dime a dozen in Penang and one day more there would be a great treat. As we were on the North-South highway, I saw this sign and pestered (and begged and pleaded hehe) The Don to detour since we had one extra day.
I've never been to Cameron. Genting, yes. More times than I'd care to remember but never to Cameron. I was sooo excited when he agreed. The road up was super steep and winding. But the scenery was simply breathtaking. We could even see clouds suspended in the air.
Equatorial, the highly recommended hotel at Cameron was almost fully booked and were left with only the non-choice rooms so we decided to put up at Century Pines Resort instead at Brinchang. Its a lovely hotel with impeccable service and huge rooms. When I entered the room it was quite cool and started searching for the air-con thermostat to check the temperature when I realised there isn't any air-con in the room and the windows were all closed. We were very amused to see lotsa families there clad in two, three layers of clothing as if it were snowing.
Strawberries were plentiful and everywhere in Cameron. Apart from the strawberry farms, every single shop were selling something or other made from strawberry. We found dried strawberries, strawberry cordial, strawberry cakes, t-shirts and ornaments with strawberry motifs. If we had stayed there longer, we'd die of strawberry overdosage!! The dried straberries were simply marvellous tasting. And the fresh strawberries was nothing short of divine. We bought a few basketfulls to distribute back home.
STRAWBERRY PRESERVES
FRESH STRAWBERRIESWe went to Boh Tea's Sungai Palas Plantation too. Its a loong way from the main road and the road leading to the plantation was super super narrow such that only one vehicle can pass at one time. And it was even more snaky than the road which led us up to Cameron. When there was another car, we had to stop by the side of the road to let it pass first. Lucky all the cars we encountered were normal cars. If it were a lorry..... I dun even want to imagine.
The tea shrubs turned the hilly area into a great magical maze. The view was magnificent. As far as the eyes could see, there were stretches after stretches of tea shrubs. All green and so serene looking. After about half an hour on the narrow road, we came to the Boh factory. We toured the factory, watched the video on the rigorous techniques of producing tea as we know it and saw first hand the machinery used in withering, sorting and packing the leaves.
Since we were there for only one day, that was all we managed to visit. We'll definitely come again, perhaps this time with the whole extended family.
So off we were to Penang.....
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