After a busy and exhausting week at school we have a day off! We started our morning with a trip to Taman Negara Pulau Penang (Penang National Park). The park is the last stop on our bus line, #101, and was quite easy to reach. The park was established in 2003 but has been a protected forest reserve since 1928. We hiked along a trail that follows the beach and the juxtaposition of forest and beach was remarkable! We spotted butterflies, monitor lizards, crabs and the largest and most beautiful spider I've ever seen! After our two hour hike, we got foot massages in Batu Ferrengi, went para-sailing, read poolside followed by dinner at the Long Beach hawker center and the night market. What a busy but amazing day off!
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| Beach next to our trail. We spotted several water monitor lizards. Too speedy to get a pic! |
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| Millipede. 8-10 inches! |
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Golden Orb Spider. Size of an adult hand. Extraordinary! Just caught a cicada like insect.
We were rapt as it wrapped.
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| Rainforest selfie. |
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| This isn't us, but it is what we looked like. :) |
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| Soft crash landing on beach. |
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Loved the rainforest selfie :-)
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