We decided to go around the island to Batu Ferringhi (Foreigner’s Mile) where the good beaches are. After a stately breakfast overlooking the ocean, we caught the bus. We got off at the Casuarina Hotel where the Wescotts stay and checked out the beach. The hotel is lovely but the water was very polluted. Rather than swim we decided to hire rubber air mats from the hotel and float on the water. We floated and sunned for a while and then caught another bus for a small town further up the road. It started to rain so after a quick look around we took the bus back to Georgetown.
We got off at the bus depot and, although we were hot and tired, decided to see the sunset from Penang Hill, 3000 feet above the town by cable car. It was a longer trip than we expected since the climb was steep and it took almost ½ hour to reach the top. We had to change cars and track half way up because the strain of the climb would be too much for one cable.
The sunset was behind the clouds on the top but the air was cool and there was a lovely tea house and garden up there. By the time we returned to the E&O we were ready to fall into bed. But first we had an elegant dinner in the hotel dining room. I had chicken breast “Princess” and Bryan had sweet and sour shrimp.
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