After about 4 days in Georgetown I realized it was time to move on since you really only need about two days in Georgetown. I had heard about a nice beach town about an hour bus ride called Batu Ferringhi. I got the bus from the jetty in Georgetown and raced against the weather in hopes of getting to my guesthouse before the downpour started. Unfortunately, as I was stepping off the bus in Batu Ferringhi the rain began but I was able to take shelter under a tin hut on the side of the road. I was imagining it would only be 20 minutes, but it turned to an hour then an hour and a half when I decided to just make the walk to the guesthouse. At the guesthouse I met two english people who I instantly became friends with. Batu Ferringhi also had some great food stalls, which I wound up eating at for three nights. The specialties consisted of homemade spring rolls and bbq pork dumplings. For dessert, either chocolate pancakes or the best ever: kiwi pancakes with kiwi syrup. SO GOOOOOD.
Batu Ferringhi is a small beach town with not too much going on at night except for the World Cup. One night though, we met a few people who were living there who we became friendly with and actually wound up staying at their apartment for a night. Their apartment was absoulteuly amazing, on the 23rd floor of this building facing the ocean. It was certainly a nice change of pace from all the guesthouses I have been staying at.
The two Dutch guys (Erik and Tjerick) and the Irish (Kevin) who I had been travelling with for a few days returned from the Cameron Highlands and came out to Batu Ferringhi for a day. We made our way to the Kek Lok Si Temple or Temple of Supreme Bliss which is the largest temple in Malaysia. On Sunday I went back to Georgetown and met Erik, Tjerick and Kevin and we set off for Langkawi.
Erick (Holland), Kevin (Ireland), Me and Tjerik (Holland)
His shirt says "I got crabs in San Francisco"
Kek Lok Si Temple
Kek Lok Si Temple
love the SF shirt. that's funny.
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