This one's for you, Sal.....We took a four hour bus journey today from KL to Penang, a small island off the west coast of Malaysia. The bus was the most luxurious journey I've ever taken and if they had buses like this in England, I would always be on them, whether I had somewhere to go or not....
The seats on the bus reclined at the touch of a button, and a footrest came out for our weary toes. In addition, a screen in the back of the seat in front offers a choice of music or movies for every nationality and Kate and I spent more time than was appropriate dancing and miming to Abba. Don't worry, I got it on video camera, and as soon as I can figure out a way to upload it, it's yours.
The people in Penang seem really friendly. We arrived at about 8ish and secured ourselves some lodgings in a place called The Blue Diamond, which was blasting out Dolly Parton from the frontyard cafe and bar as we entered. What more could you want? We have our own shower, here, but for Sally's sake I won't take a picture of it as it might traumatise her for life.
Sunset over PenangAng and I are currently sat in a small cafe called Stardust that offers free wifi to people like me who like to carry laptops everywhere they go. Kate has headed back to our hostel for a well-deserved rest. We've just gorged ourselves on noodles, rice, plenty of vegetables and some delicious spring rolls and I'm enjoying the first root beer of the trip. The joy of being allowed to smoke practically everywhere is overwhelmingly pleasurable.
As most of the day was spent staring from the window of the bus at jungle, jungle and more jungle, there's not much to report, but I'll leave you with the thought that today I used my first official hole-in-the-ground loo - a truly exciting experience that leaves me with only one question: once you spray, how do you dry? For your info, I'm going with the drip and shake method, but any tips are gratefully received. See mum, I didn't need a Shewee after all.....
The Kate on the bus goes Ha!Ha!Ha
