We got up early this morning, called for someone to pick up our luggage, then rode over to the main dining area. We were there by 6:40, but although the eating area was supposed to be open by 6:30, they were just starting to get breakfast going. I wasn't too hungry - neither was Charlie, so we made do with toast and tea.
We took a bus to the ferry dock about 7:45 - things are close at hand on Pangkor Island. The ferry left about 8:05. The photos below are from our ride to the peninsula mainland.
The passing ferry above looked like ours. We rode on the open back end at the top which was quite nice first thing in the morning.
Chris, our guide from Kuala Lumpur was at the dock waiting for us again. I think he's Peterson Travels few car drivers. We were supposed to stop and look at orangutans on some island reserve in the middle of a reservoir. However, the reservoir water was too low to get to the island. Apparently, once on the island, you walk inside a covered walkway. The orangutans walk around outside - kind of an inside-out-zoo. The entrance to the reservoir is seen in the photo below. It really was very un-eco-like. A lot more like a circus entrance. I'm sorry we couldn't get onto the island, but the entrance chaos was off putting.
Chris felt badly that we couldn't get our orangutan viewing in - so he brought us to a Penang Chinese temple that had poisonous vipers inside. They were fed eggs and vegetables, so they seemed very lethargic. The least dangerous vipers I've ever watched - although the sign below gave a hint that petting or swiping at them wouldn't be a good plan.
A few of the temple's vipers above.
After Chris dropped us off at the hotel, we decided to stroll around looking for tourist shopping. We were both really thirsty, and found the side-walk cafe? restaurant? above. We ordered Cokes, then after watching someone else order a small bowl of noodle soup - we ordered that too. It was really good. Our whole lunch - cokes and soup came to about $4.
We walked up and down the length of the shopping street, but really didn't see much beyond junk. Fun street to wander though.
A popular way to eat in Penang is from hawkers who sell food cooked on the spot. The photo above shows people buying/eating hawker foot.
The view from our window at the Bayview hotel.
We had dinner in a revolving restaurant at the top of the hotel. The good: 1.) Beautiful view 2.) cheap The not so good - the food. We'll try something else tomorrow.
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