♥June 5th♥
After leaving Penang, we continued our journey to Cameron Highlands using the Simpang Pulai way.

We arrived Cameron Highlands in the evening, and welcomed the cool weather.

We stopped at the first place that offered strawberry plucking. For RM20, we get half a punnet to fill up which is equivalent to 0.5Kg.

Zaria being helped by a worker to reach the nicer strawberries on the higher racks.

Each flower of the strawberry plant will turn into a strawberry.

Heading down to Tanah Ratah where our hotel, Hotel De La Fern, was located, we got stuck in the Brinchang jam which was caused by the night market (If you use the Simpang Pulai Way, you’ll reach Kampung Raja, then Brinchang, then Tanah Ratah). Don’t get fooled by the Hotel website, there’s nothing luxurious about it. It’s by the main road next to a busy steamboat restaurant.

Dinner was at Rosedale Bistro, Tanah Rata. Girls didn’t want any noodles or rice, so they have scones and strawberry ice cream for dinner.

We had an early night as we knew the next day will be a long day.

♥June 6th♥
12am, when the restaurant next door closed up, the staff started chatting away. This plus the clattering of dishes, the cars revving up the slope next to the hotel, made Daddy & I have difficulty falling asleep.

Our quad room is comfy, but I don’t think it’s worth the rate we paid for. With the noise pollution we got, not a place we’ll stay again.

We checked out soon after breakfast, and headed to Boh Sungai Palas Tea Plantation. As we neared the plantation, vege greenhouses were replaced with slopes of tea plants in different shades of green. It’s a very calming and lovely sight.

We drove, got out of the car, walked a bit, explored a bit, went back into the car, drove some more, and repeated the process many times.

At the workers’ quarters, girls played with the dog and cats there.

Workers who were home were quite friendly. This handsome man allowed us to take his photo.

We also spotted this.

A real ‘rooftop’ garden in one of quarters.

Near the quarters, is the Boh Sungai Palas Tea Centre.

Love the floor to ceiling windows in the cafe.

Tea served was good, scones was ok, but the the beautiful sights surrounding was the reason people came.

The factory itself has nothing much to see, but I think this is one place that must be visited when in Cameron Highlands.

Next on our agenda was mossy forest, which is near Sungai Palas. As a bonus, when we were driving there, we saw workers picking/cutting tea leaves up close.

Their supervisor, a veteran, watching over all these workers.

Me watching over the girls messing about.

As the road got narrower, the slopes too become more jagged.

Finally, we arrived the mossy forest; where fog was thick, and visibility lower. It got very cold too.

We tried going into one of the trails, but 5mins into it, we turned back out. We were not properly attired and the girls were complaining the ground too soggy to walk on.

So we walked along the tar road, and yet, it was still interesting.

For the girls, it’s another play time.

Before heading back to KL, we did some shopping at Brinchang. The ‘night’ market started trading at 3pm+.

Girls… went searching for things to buy for their friends and teachers.

See how the car boot is filled up with all the shopping from Cameron Highlands and Penang?