Cameron Highlands

The 4 hours trip from Penang to Cameron Highlands was certainly a tiring one for me. I am never a lover of long drives unlike Philip who loves it. Thank God there is a new route to Cameron Highlands. The new road from Simpang Pulai is less snakey compared to the old road from Tapah.

By the time we reached Century Pines Resort I was really tired and hungry. We did not stop for lunch but powered ourselves with junk food throughout the journey . The first thing we did was to eat lunch immediately after checking in. We were ravenous. At that point anything tasted good!!!!
Upon reaching Cameron Highlands, it started to rain. The cool crisp air after the rain was greatly welcomed by us . As it got colder and colder, we opted for a steamboat dinner. It was delicious and only cost RM42 for 4 of us. That’s really cheap and as the rain continued we headed back to the hotel and the kids decided to read instead of watching TV. Good on them.

Next morning, we went strawberry picking. There are plenty of strawberry farms in Cameron Highlands and we were not very particular as to which farm to go …. as long as there are strawberries to pick we are fine. We picked 1kg of strawberries and went back to Penang and had strawberries and cream with the rest of the family.

Following that we went to the famous BOH Tea Plantations. We thoroughly enjoyed this part of the trip. The road leading to the plantation is narrow and winding but it comes with a spectacular view.
It was hard to always focus on the road when the view is so breathtaking but we managed to reach our destination in one piece. We had to “climb” up a slope to reach the BOH Tea Centre to see how the tea is processed etc. Then we proceeded to buy some tea at the souvenir shop and ended the visit with tea at the tea house.
Philip & I could sit there forever sipping our tea and enjoying the scones, pies and sandwiches but alas time beckons and we had to grudgingly leave.

We also had the opportunity to stop by and snap some photos of the famous Ye Olde Smokehouse.



This very short trip to Cameron Highlands is almost nostalgic. The lovely rose scented room at Century Pines Hotel and the scones and tea as well as the Olde Smokehouse immmediately transported me back to the days when I was in merry old England.
We thank God for this safe & memorable trip. Like the plaque at the Olde Smokehouse says: