Thursday, February 7, 2008

Day 7 - Cameron Highlands

We decided to spend the first day of the Year of the Rat with a drive
up to the Cameron Highlands, which was good because I hadn't been
there for around 15 years or so. Because of its cool climate, it is a
popular place for the growing of tea leaves, strawberries, corn and
other fruits and vegetables. I had my first experience of eating
uncooked corn-on-the-cob... a bit too 'raw and earthy for my liking,
but my aunts and cousins were quite into it. We also got a bit too
strawberried - strawberry popsickles, strawberry shake, strawberry ice
cream, strawberry chocolate... the list goes on. Up there, it felt
like being in England in the summer. Definitely not warm, but a nice
relief from the heat below. Cameron Highlands has its share of (mock)
Tutor style cottages, which fits perfectly with the weather and the
landscape. However, I couldn't quite figure why seafood is another of
its specialties, being so high up and miles away from the coast.

1 comment:

farawaylands said...

ah...cameron highlands. Boh tea factory and crazy windy roads. We vacationed there every summer till we all grew up hah...